PANews reported on May 14 that the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), jointly established by Tether, TRON DAO, and TRM Labs, announced that it has frozen more than $450 million in crypto assets involved in cases worldwide as of May 2026.

The announcement shows that T3 FCU intercepted illicit funds by 43.9% year-on-year in 2025, involving cases including controlled substance trafficking, exchange hacking, North Korea-related activities, terrorist financing, and kidnapping for ransom. The organization currently collaborates 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" operation in Brazil, including 4.3 million USDT.