Report: Tether freezes $46M of FTX's USDT on Tron blockchain, setting new pre...

Report: Tether freezes $46M of FTX's USDT on Tron blockchain, setting new pre...

Tether has thus far only frozen USDT funds held in private wallets when requested by law enforcement. According to blockchain transaction data provided by WhaleAlert.io on Nov. 10, Tether appears to have frozen 46,360,701 USDT ($46,274,472) owned by troubled cryptocurrency exchange FTX in its Tron blockchain wallet. The move comes one day after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Justice Department began investigating FTX over its liquidity crisis. A spokesperson from Tether stated on Oct. 11 that the firm only freezes privately held wallets when it firm receives a....


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