The T3 Financial Crime Unit has frozen over $450 million tied to suspected illicit crypto activity since its launch in 2024. The effort involves Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs in partnership with law enforcement agencies.
The T3 Financial Crime Unit, backed by Tether, announced it has frozen more than $450 million in funds connected to illegal crypto operations. The unit began operations in 2024 and has since expanded its work globally.
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Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, announced a first-quarter net profit of $1.04 billion for 2026. The company's excess reserves reached a record $8.23 billion, with total assets nearing $192 billion against liabilities of about $183.5 billion. Reserves include significant holdings in U.S. Treasuries, gold, and bitcoin.
The Financial Action Task Force has issued a report highlighting stablecoins as the primary vehicle for illicit cryptocurrency transactions, accounting for the majority of suspicious volumes in recent years. The watchdog points to their use by actors in sanctioned countries like Iran and North Korea for sanctions evasion and money laundering. It calls for enhanced regulatory measures to address these risks.
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Cryptocurrency transactions linked to suspected human trafficking operations reached hundreds of millions of dollars in 2025, an 85% increase from 2024, as detailed in Chainalysis's 2026 Crypto Crime Report—which documented a record $154 billion in overall illicit crypto activity. The surge is linked to Southeast Asia-based scam compounds, online gambling sites, and Chinese-language money laundering networks. Blockchain transparency aids detection amid these rising threats.
China's Supreme People's Court has warned of stricter penalties for using cryptocurrencies to launder money and evade capital controls. Chief Justice Zhang Jun made the statement in the court's annual report to the National People's Congress on March 9. The move reflects Beijing's ongoing crackdown on technology-enabled financial crimes.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a Russian exploit brokerage network accused of buying stolen U.S. government cyber tools with cryptocurrency and reselling them. This marks the first use of authorities under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act. The network, led by Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk, obtained at least eight proprietary tools from a U.S. defense contractor.