More than $182 million worth of USDT stablecoins have been frozen on the Tron blockchain amid suspected scam activity. In a series of alerts shared on X by Whale Alert, blockchain trackers reported that multiple Tron-based addresses holding large USDT balances were frozen, totaling roughly $182 million.
The largest single address held more than 50 million USDT, valued at about $49.9 million at the time of the freeze. Other notable frozen balances include an address holding approximately 46.1 million USDT, another with nearly 45 million USDT, one containing about 29 million USDT, and a smaller address holding roughly 12.1 million USDT.
Combined, the five addresses held approximately $182.2 million in USDT before being frozen. The actions were carried out by Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, using its authority to freeze assets at the contract level.
The affected funds were issued on the Tron blockchain and are suspected to be linked to scam-related activity, according to on-chain data. Tether has previously said it works with law enforcement and blockchain investigators to freeze assets connected to illicit activity when necessary. In recent years, such interventions have become more common as crypto regulators and stablecoin issuers increase scrutiny of blockchain-related fraud and financial crime.
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