T3, supported by Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, has frozen over $450 million in involved assets

On May 14, the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), jointly established by Tether, TRON DAO, and TRM Labs, announced that it has frozen over $450 million in crypto assets involved in cases worldwide as of May 2026. According to the announcement, the scale of illicit funds intercepted by T3 FCU in 2025 increased by 43.9% year-on-year. Cases involved include controlled substance trafficking, exchange hacks, North Korea-related activities, terrorist financing, and kidnapping for ransom. The organization has currently cooperated with regulatory and law enforcement agencies in 23 jurisdictions, including the United States, Spain, Germany, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. T3 FCU stated that it assisted in freezing over 3 billion Brazilian Reais in crypto assets during the "Operation Lusocoin" in Brazil, including 4.3 million USDT.