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Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023

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Published 2026-02-28 00:41 UTCUpdated 2026-02-28 10:13 UTC
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Tether has frozen $3.5 billion of its stablecoins since 2023 and a total of $4.2 billion since the company’s launch, in cases where the tokens were linked to illicit activity, a company spokesperson told Reuters in a report published Friday (Feb. 27).

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Tether froze $4.2B in tokens tied to illicit activity in 3 years: Report
Cointelegraph · cointelegraph.com · 2026-02-28 10:13 UTC
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