The T3 Financial Crimes Unit (T3 FCU), a collaboration between TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs, has frozen more than $100 million in criminal assets globally, marking an important milestone in its fight against cryptocurrency-related financial crimes.

Launched in August 2024, T3 FCU has quickly emerged as a model for public-private partnerships in blockchain security, working directly with law enforcement agencies around the world to identify and disrupt criminal networks. The unit has worked closely with global law enforcement agencies to successfully intervene in cases related to money laundering, investment fraud, extortion, terrorist financing and other serious financial crimes.

“Criminals now have 100 million reasons to think twice before using TRON,” said Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain. “T3 FCU’s rapid success in freezing criminal assets sends an unmistakable message: If you use USDT on TRON to commit a crime, you will be arrested.”

The unit has already analyzed millions of transactions across five continents, monitoring over US$3 billion in total volume. This comprehensive surveillance capability enables T3 FCU to operate across borders to identify and disrupt criminal operations in real time, making it an invaluable resource for law enforcement agencies around the world.

“Tether is deeply committed to preserving the integrity of the financial ecosystem by proactively cooperating with global law enforcement agencies,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. “Working closely with authorities across jurisdictions, Tether has been instrumental in freezing criminal assets and ensuring that stablecoins like USDT are not exploited by bad actors. Together with our collaborators at T3, we have demonstrated the transformative power of collaboration in setting new standards for transparency, security and accountability in the Digital assets.

“T3 FCU’s ability to work closely with law enforcement around the world to effectively disrupt cybercriminals from using USDT on TRON is a proof of concept for public-private partnerships,” said Chris Janczewski, Head of Global Investigations at TRM Labs. “Crossing $100 million in frozen assets is just the beginning. In 2025 and beyond, as more and more fiat users enter the growing cryptocurrency ecosystem, keeping it safe is more important than ever. T3 is dedicated to this mission.”

About Tron

TRON DAO is a community-run DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the Internet via blockchain technology and dApps.

Founded in September 2017 by Justin Sun, the TRON blockchain has seen significant growth since the launch of MainNet in May 2018. Until recently, TRON hosted the largest circulating supply of the stablecoin USD Tether (USDT), exceeding $60 billion. As of December 2024, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 280 million in total user accounts, over 9.2 billion in total transactions, and over $21.4 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN.

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