# Tron Tether Chainalysis Launch Digital Crime Task Force

> Tron, Tether and Chainalysis create group to freeze stolen USDT on Tron network.
- Title: Tron Tether Chainalysis Launch Digital Crime Task Force
- Summary: Tron, Tether and Chainalysis create group to freeze stolen USDT on Tron network.
- Keywords: digital crime task force, usdt freeze, tron network, tether, chainalysis, financial crime unit, stablecoin, law enforcement, Startup Fortune
- Source: Startup Fortune — https://startupfortune.com/tron-tether-and-chainalysis-launch-digital-crime-task-force-to-freeze-usdt
- Published: 2026-11-12T23:24:37+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: digital crime task force, usdt freeze, tron network, tether, chainalysis, financial crime unit, stablecoin, law enforcement, startups, business
## Digital Crime Task Force Launch
Tron, Tether and Chainalysis announced a private group to spot illicit USDT activity on Tron and freeze money before criminals move it.

> Criminals are using AI to move faster than ever, and waiting for a victim to report a crime is no longer good enough
## Who Leads the Task Force
Tron founder Justin Sun and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino are the named faces of the launch.
## Target List for Task Force
The group targets investment scams, romance scams, crypto theft, terrorist financing, North Korean cyber operations and cartel money laundering.
## Tether's Freeze Record
Tether has frozen more than $7 billion tied to crime working with over 360 law enforcement agencies in 73 countries.
## Previous Financial Crime Unit
In September 2024 Tron and Tether set up the T3 Financial Crime Unit with TRM Labs, a rival to Chainalysis.
## T3 FCU Disbanded
Bloomberg reported T3 FCU was disbanded in late August with slow responses and poor coordination as the reason.
## New Task Force Replaces Old Unit
The new group was announced about two and a half months after the old one quietly stopped.
## Tether's Largest Freeze
Tether froze more than $344 million in USDT across two Tron network wallets following requests from OFAC and U.S. law enforcement.
## Key takeaway

Tron, Tether and Chainalysis launched a Digital Crime Task Force to freeze illicit USDT on Tron before criminals move it.