The U.S. Treasury added 134 cryptocurrency addresses linked to ISIS-K, a terrorist group, to its sanctions list on July 1, 2026. Tether promptly froze all 131 Tron wallets associated with these addresses, preventing the use of over $1.4 million in funds. However, three Monero wallets tied to ISIS-K remain active due to Monero's decentralized privacy features. This action highlights how centralized stablecoin issuers like Tether can enforce sanctions on blockchain assets, while privacy coins pose enforcement challenges.
Tether has introduced beta command-line and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools to its Wallet Development Kit, enabling AI clients to interact with self-custodial wallets locally. These tools support wallet management functions such as creation, unloc...
After the Bitget hack stole $387.5 million, Circle and Tether froze about $318,000 in stablecoins from one hacker address. However, the majority of the stolen funds, over 63,000 ETH worth around $170 million, remain unfrozen as no issuer can block Et...
Tether has frozen 218,022.97 USDT connected to the Bitget security breach to prevent further movement of the stolen stablecoins. This action followed Circle's earlier freeze of about 100,000 USDC related to the same incident. The stolen funds were mo...
Circle froze 100,000 USDC tokens held at a crypto address connected to stolen funds from a Bitget hack. The same address also holds 218,000 USDT tokens, which remain unfrozen as of the latest update. The USDC funds were idle for over two and a half h...
The TRON blockchain network has exceeded $30 trillion in cumulative transfer volume as of September 23, 2026, highlighting its significant role in stablecoin payments and settlements. The network hosts over 405 million accounts and has processed 15.6...
