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T3 Crime Unit Says It Froze $300 Million in First Year

The private task force led by Tether touts cross‑border coordination with 23 jurisdictions, positioning its rapid‑freeze playbook as a template for public‑private enforcement.

Overview

  • Formed by Tether, Tron and TRM Labs in late 2024, the unit reports operations spanning 23 jurisdictions and presented its framework to Europol at a Vienna conference.
  • The United States represents the largest share of activity, with $83 million frozen across 37 cases, or about 27% of the reported total.
  • Brazil’s Federal Police credited the unit in Operation Lusocoin, where authorities froze over R$3 billion in assets, including 4.3 million USDT tied to a laundering network.
  • The T3+ Global Collaborator Program launched in August 2025 with Binance as the first participant, enabling coordinated real‑time freezes such as $6 million linked to a pig‑butchering scam.
  • Case data highlight illicit goods and services as 39% of investigations, alongside fraud and hacks including DPRK‑linked activity, with a noted rise in violent “wrench attacks.”