Tether, OKX collaborate with DOJ to seize record $225M in illicit USDT funds
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, and crypto exchange OKX have partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice to seize $225 million, the largest-ever freeze of USDT in history, according to a Nov. 20 statement. The frozen USDT was linked to an international human trafficking syndicate in Southeast Asia that orchestrated a global “pig...