Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs’ T3 Unit Freezes
Tech Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs T3 Unit FreezesTether, TRON, and TRM Labs T3 Financial Crime Unit has frozen over $450M illicit crypto assets since 2024.The unit froze 43.9% more illicit proceeds in 2025 via 24-hour freezes across 23 countries on crypto crime cases.This enhances blockchain reliability and signals growing public-private efforts against crypto crime. On May 14, 2026, Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs announced that their joint T3 Financial Crime Unit has frozen more than $450 million in illicit crypto assets since launching in 2024. The unit also reported a 43.9% increase in intercepts in 2025 while assisting law enforcement in 23 countries with cases involving hacks, DPRK-linked activity, terrorist financing, and violent crimes. T3 Financial Crime Unit Hits Over $450M in Frozen Illicit Crypto The T3 Financial Crime Unit, launched in 2024 by Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs, has frozen over $450M in illicit crypto assets through global law enforcement partnerships. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated: “We take pride in working with regulators and institutions to make blockchain technology more reliable and trustworthy. This $450 million milestone is just the beginning of what T3 is capable of, as its impact will only continue to grow in scale and importance.” Meanwhile, the news comes









