Tether voluntarily freezes 225 million stolen USDT related to international crime groups

According to ChainCatcher news and the official announcement, after investigations by Tether, OKX, and the U.S. Department of Justice, Tether voluntarily froze 225 million stolen USDT associated with international criminal groups. These tokens are linked to an international human trafficking group in Southeast Asia that is responsible for global "pig butchering" scams.

If legitimate wallets are caught in this operation, Tether will promptly cooperate with law enforcement and the owners of these wallets to unfreeze them at their discretion.