$450 MILLION FROZEN: TETHER, TRON, AND TRM LABS ESCALATE GLOBAL CRACKDOWN ON ILLICIT CRYPTO FLOWS The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a joint initiative between Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs, says it has now frozen more than $450M in illicit crypto assets globally. The group says it has supported investigations tied to DPRK-linked activity, terrorist financing, exchange hacks, kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking, and violent crime. According to the announcement, illicit proceeds intercepted by the unit rose 43.9% in 2025 compared to last year, with law enforcement agencies across the US, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria involved in operations. The unit was also recently recognized by the Financial Action Task Force as an “invaluable resource for law enforcement agencies worldwide.”