As reported by ChainCatcher, AMLBot's latest report shows that between 2023 and 2025, Tether froze 7,268 addresses involving $329 million in USDT, with over 53% of the frozen funds on the Tron network. In comparison, Circle froze only 372 addresses and $109 million in USDC, a 30-fold difference. Tether's proactive enforcement model, which includes cooperation with 275 global law enforcement agencies, allows it to freeze suspicious addresses and return funds to victims via a destroy-and-reissue mechanism. In contrast, Circle only acts in response to court orders and regulatory requests and does not support the destroy-and-reissue mechanism.
Tether Freezes $329M in USDT Over Two Years, 30 Times More Than Circle
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Tether froze $329 million in USDT across 7,268 addresses from 2023 to 2025, with over half on Tron. Circle, by comparison, froze $109 million in USDC across 372 addresses, a 30-fold gap. Tether works with 275 law enforcement agencies and uses a destroy-and-reissue model to return funds. Circle acts only on court orders and lacks such a mechanism. The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation continues to shape liquidity and crypto markets as stablecoin compliance tightens.
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