Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen $225 million worth of its own stablecoin following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into an international human trafficking syndicate in Southeast Asia.
The investigation was ongoing for months and used blockchain analysis tools provided by Chainalysis. It marks the largest-ever freeze of a stablecoin, a press release said.
The crime syndicate is related to the “pig butchering” scam, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said cost U.S. citizens $3.3 billion last year.
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The frozen tokens were being held in self-custodied wallets and did not belong to Tether customers, the press release added.
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