Organization record
Record sog_issuer_tether
Tether
Tether issues USDt and other tokenized assets. Its record includes reserve reporting, redemption terms, blockchain deployments, and past regulatory actions.
- Category
- Company or corporate group
- Regulatory character
- Not recorded in canonical data
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong / British Virgin Islands
Scope: Multiple jurisdictions - Connected assets
- 2
- Relationships
- 1 current
1 historical - Evidence
- 15 source records
Reviewed identity
Organization summary
The primary category, regulatory character, jurisdiction, asset count, relationship count, and Evidence count are already shown above.Tether issues USDt and other tokenized assets. Its record includes reserve reporting, redemption terms, blockchain deployments, and past regulatory actions.
- Legal form
- Not recorded in canonical data
- Functional roles
- Legal issuer
- Official website
- https://tether.to/
- Record confidence
- Medium
- Last reviewed
- 2026-06-01
Connected assets
Relationships
Current, ended, and unknown relationships remain separate. Primary display is navigation only.| Stablecoin | Role | Period | State | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tether USDtPrimary display | Legal issuer | 2014-10-06 – Not yet recorded | Active relationship | Active |
| Euro TetherPrimary display | Legal issuer | Not yet recorded – 2025-11-27 | Ended relationship | Terminated |
Tether USDt
PrimaryLegal issuer
2014-10-06 – Present / not recordedEuro Tether
PrimaryLegal issuer
Start not recorded – 2025-11-27Material history
Events
The five latest typed events are shown first. Control actions remain linked to evidence.Control history
Enforcement and control actions
| Date | Action | Network | Address | Amount | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDT Address Blacklisting | TRON · TRC-20 | T8zrPEsStbZAUx2SBhD4oHz8UW3FX9Ak9W | 72,030,295.55 USDT | Onchain Details Pending |
Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDT
Address Blacklisting
- Network
- TRON · TRC-20
- Address
- T8zrPEsStbZAUx2SBhD4oHz8UW3FX9Ak9W
- Amount
- 72,030,295.55 USDT
- Verification
- Onchain Details Pending
| Date | Event | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDT | Issuer FreezeIssuer control action | No lifecycle change |
| 2025-11-27 | Tether ends direct EURT redemption | Redemption ChangeRedemption change | Terminated |
| 2021-10-15 | CFTC order on Tether reserve representations | Regulatory ActionRegulatory action | No lifecycle change |
| 2021-02-23 | NYAG settlement with Bitfinex and Tether entities | Regulatory SettlementRegulatory action | No lifecycle change |
Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDT
Issuer Freeze
No lifecycle changeTether ends direct EURT redemption
Redemption Change
TerminatedCFTC order on Tether reserve representations
Regulatory Action
No lifecycle changeNYAG settlement with Bitfinex and Tether entities
Regulatory Settlement
No lifecycle changeProvenance
Evidence
The first ten source records are shown initially. Source identity, publication date, reliability, and archive state remain separate.| Source | Publisher | Source category | Provenance | Primary or secondary | Supported claims | Archive | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tether Transparency Published Not yet recorded | Tether | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Issuer Statement | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Reserve, Reserve History | No archive recorded | High |
| Tether legal and redemption terms entry point Published Not yet recorded | Tether | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Issuer Statement | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Redemption Access, Redemption Termination, Event Date, Issuer Terms | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| CFTC orders Tether and Bitfinex to pay fines Published 2021-10-15 | CFTC | Regulatory or court record Canonical: Regulatory Source | Government, regulator, or legal source | Primary source | Regulatory Reserve Context | Direct archived snapshot | High |
| Attorney General James ends virtual currency trading platform Bitfinex's illegal activities in New York Published 2021-02-23 | New York Attorney General | Regulatory or court record Canonical: Regulatory Source | Government, regulator, or legal source | Primary source | Regulatory Reserve Context | Direct archived snapshot | High |
| Euro Tether product history and issuer-redemption context Published 2023-07-13 | Tether | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Official Statement | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Historical Product Identity, Peg Reference, Issuer Relationship | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| TRON transaction transferring 120,271,055.092505 USDT Published 2026-06-11 | TRONSCAN | On-chain record or explorer Canonical: Onchain Transaction | Technical primary source | Primary source | Related Flow Onchain Transaction, Tron Usdt Contract Identity | No archive recorded | High |
| USDTBanList alert for the reported TRON blacklist action Published 2026-06-12 | USDTBanList | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Issuer Contract Event | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Reported Blacklist Action, Affected Address | No archive recorded | Medium |
| Supported Protocols and Integration Guidelines Published Not yet recorded | Tether | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Official Statement | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Tron Deployment Identity, Trc20 Contract Address, Contract and Protocol Identity, Ethereum Deployment, Omni History | Archive index or wildcard | High |
Official statement or announcement
HighTether Transparency
- Publisher
- Tether
- Published
- Not yet recorded
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Reserve, Reserve History
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- High
Official statement or announcement
HighTether legal and redemption terms entry point
- Publisher
- Tether
- Published
- Not yet recorded
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Redemption Access, Redemption Termination, Event Date, Issuer Terms
- Archive
- Archive index or wildcard
- Reliability
- High
Regulatory or court record
HighCFTC orders Tether and Bitfinex to pay fines
- Publisher
- CFTC
- Published
- 2021-10-15
- Provenance
- Government, regulator, or legal source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Regulatory Reserve Context
- Archive
- Direct archived snapshot
- Reliability
- High
Regulatory or court record
HighAttorney General James ends virtual currency trading platform Bitfinex's illegal activities in New York
- Publisher
- New York Attorney General
- Published
- 2021-02-23
- Provenance
- Government, regulator, or legal source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Regulatory Reserve Context
- Archive
- Direct archived snapshot
- Reliability
- High
Official statement or announcement
HighEuro Tether product history and issuer-redemption context
- Publisher
- Tether
- Published
- 2023-07-13
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Historical Product Identity, Peg Reference, Issuer Relationship
- Archive
- Archive index or wildcard
- Reliability
- High
On-chain record or explorer
HighTRON transaction transferring 120,271,055.092505 USDT
- Publisher
- TRONSCAN
- Published
- 2026-06-11
- Provenance
- Technical primary source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Related Flow Onchain Transaction, Tron Usdt Contract Identity
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- High
Official statement or announcement
MediumUSDTBanList alert for the reported TRON blacklist action
- Publisher
- USDTBanList
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Reported Blacklist Action, Affected Address
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- Medium
Official statement or announcement
HighSupported Protocols and Integration Guidelines
- Publisher
- Tether
- Published
- Not yet recorded
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Tron Deployment Identity, Trc20 Contract Address, Contract and Protocol Identity, Ethereum Deployment, Omni History
- Archive
- Archive index or wildcard
- Reliability
- High
Show 7 additional source records
| Source | Publisher | Source category | Provenance | Primary or secondary | Supported claims | Archive | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZachXBT investigation of the approximately 120.2 million USDT flow Published 2026-06-12 | ZachXBT Investigations | Research or security report Canonical: Investigator Report | Independent third-party source | Secondary source | Investigator Flow Analysis, Reported Destination Routes | No archive recorded | Medium |
| Monero prices rise amid a 120 million USDT flow and reported Tether freeze Published 2026-06-12 | CoinDesk | Independent news or analysis Canonical: News Article | Independent third-party source | Secondary source | Secondary Event Reporting, Reported Frozen Amount, Related Flow Context | No archive recorded | High |
| ZachXBT links 120 million USDT flow to Monero surge; Tether freezes 72 million on Tron Published 2026-06-12 | The Crypto Times | Independent news or analysis Canonical: News Article | Independent third-party source | Secondary source | Affected Address, Reported Frozen Amount, Reported Timing, Affected Address and Reported Amount | No archive recorded | Medium |
| Supported Protocols and Integration Guidelines Published Not yet recorded | Tether | Official statement or announcement Canonical: Official Statement | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Tron Deployment Identity, Trc20 Contract Address, Contract and Protocol Identity, Ethereum Deployment, Omni History | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| SOG reviewed source snapshot for the June 2026 TRON blacklist event Published 2026-06-14 | Stable or Gone | Archive or historical record Canonical: Registry Snapshot | Archive capture | Primary source | Review Snapshot, Known Unknowns | No archive recorded | Medium |
| Tether reports and reserves transparency page Published Not yet recorded | Tether | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Official Documentation | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Quarterly Reserve Reports, Issuer Total Assets, Issuer Total Liabilities, Non Product Specific Scope, Consolidated Reserve Reporting Scope | Archive index or wildcard | High |
| Tether International relevant information document Published Not yet recorded | Tether International | Official documentation or product page Canonical: Official Documentation | Subject-controlled source | Primary source | Reserve Report Scope, Reporting Entities, Assets and Liabilities, Non Issuing Entities, Reporting Entity and Scope Limitations | Archive index or wildcard | High |
Research or security report
MediumZachXBT investigation of the approximately 120.2 million USDT flow
- Publisher
- ZachXBT Investigations
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Provenance
- Independent third-party source
- Primary or secondary
- Secondary source
- Supported claims
- Investigator Flow Analysis, Reported Destination Routes
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- Medium
Independent news or analysis
HighMonero prices rise amid a 120 million USDT flow and reported Tether freeze
- Publisher
- CoinDesk
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Provenance
- Independent third-party source
- Primary or secondary
- Secondary source
- Supported claims
- Secondary Event Reporting, Reported Frozen Amount, Related Flow Context
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- High
Independent news or analysis
MediumZachXBT links 120 million USDT flow to Monero surge; Tether freezes 72 million on Tron
- Publisher
- The Crypto Times
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Provenance
- Independent third-party source
- Primary or secondary
- Secondary source
- Supported claims
- Affected Address, Reported Frozen Amount, Reported Timing, Affected Address and Reported Amount
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- Medium
Official statement or announcement
HighSupported Protocols and Integration Guidelines
- Publisher
- Tether
- Published
- Not yet recorded
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Tron Deployment Identity, Trc20 Contract Address, Contract and Protocol Identity, Ethereum Deployment, Omni History
- Archive
- Archive index or wildcard
- Reliability
- High
Archive or historical record
MediumSOG reviewed source snapshot for the June 2026 TRON blacklist event
- Publisher
- Stable or Gone
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Provenance
- Archive capture
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Review Snapshot, Known Unknowns
- Archive
- No archive recorded
- Reliability
- Medium
Official documentation or product page
HighTether reports and reserves transparency page
- Publisher
- Tether
- Published
- Not yet recorded
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Quarterly Reserve Reports, Issuer Total Assets, Issuer Total Liabilities, Non Product Specific Scope, Consolidated Reserve Reporting Scope
- Archive
- Archive index or wildcard
- Reliability
- High
Official documentation or product page
HighTether International relevant information document
- Publisher
- Tether International
- Published
- Not yet recorded
- Provenance
- Subject-controlled source
- Primary or secondary
- Primary source
- Supported claims
- Reserve Report Scope, Reporting Entities, Assets and Liabilities, Non Issuing Entities, Reporting Entity and Scope Limitations
- Archive
- Archive index or wildcard
- Reliability
- High
UncertaintyKnown unknowns8
Redemption Access
Retail redemption access, minimum redemption terms, fees, verification requirements, bank-account processing, supported-chain status, and regional restrictions need exact source-backed extraction from current Tether legal terms before SOG displays final availability as fact.
Medium · last checked 2026-06-04PR-024D strengthened the USDT redemption summary, but exact values and customer eligibility should still be treated as source-review needed.
Reserve Assurance History
Tether assurance opinion history, report periods, accounting firm details, and asset-category changes need exact source-backed period records before SOG displays a historical reserve timeline.
Medium · last checked 2026-06-04PR-024D keeps the current transparency page and assurance entry point separate from exact period-level reports.
Chain Deployment Status
USDT exists across many networks; native, issuer-supported, bridged, frozen, deprecated, unsupported, or legacy status needs source-backed chain-by-chain review.
Medium · last checked 2026-06-04PR-024D keeps USDT multichain deployment coverage as a dedicated source-review area rather than treating all USDT-like assets as issuer-supported USDT.
Remaining Supply and Market Activity
The amount of EURT remaining in circulation and the current depth of secondary-market activity after redemption termination are not fixed in this batch.
Medium · last checked 2026-06-25Residual supply does not change the terminated issuer-redemption status.
Product Specific Reserve Liability and Final Disposition
Tether publishes consolidated reserve and assurance reports, but reviewed official material does not separately reconcile EURT reserve assets, EURT liabilities, the applicable EURT issuer boundary, unredeemed supply, or final holder outcomes after redemption ended.
High · last checked 2026-06-25Consolidated Tether reporting must not be copied into a product-specific EURT reserve-report row without explicit scope.
Blacklist Transaction Hash
The exact TRON transaction hash that added T8zrPEsStbZAUx2SBhD4oHz8UW3FX9Ak9W to the USDT blacklist has not yet been recovered from primary blacklist-event data.
High · last checked 2026-06-14Do not substitute the related 120,271,055.092505 USDT transfer hash for the blacklist transaction hash.
Legal Basis and Requesting Authority
No primary source reviewed by SOG identifies the legal basis, requesting authority, or formal process behind the June 2026 TRON blacklist action.
High · last checked 2026-06-14Secondary claims about law-enforcement involvement are not treated as established fact.
Freeze Duration and Final Outcome
It remains unknown whether the affected address will later be unblacklisted, whether funds will be burned or reissued, whether funds will be returned, or whether the restriction is permanent.
Medium · last checked 2026-06-14Any unfreeze, burn, reissuance, or return of funds must be recorded as a separate event.
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