Track Tether's USDT blacklist across Ethereum and Tron using live on-chain data
Current USDT balance held by addresses blacklisted by Tether
Unique Ethereum and Tron addresses currently on Tether's USDT blacklist
Addresses added to Tether's USDT blacklist in the last 24 hours
Ethereum and Tron USDT blacklist coverage
Live on-chain data · last updated 2026-09-17 16:16 UTC · View full tracker
A USDT freeze happens when an address is added to Tether’s on-chain blacklist.
Once blacklisted, the address can no longer send USDT. The balance remains visible in the wallet but is locked in place.
Incoming transfers may still arrive. Any USDT received by the address can become trapped as well.
USDT is issued by Tether, a centralized issuer with controls built into the token contract.
On Ethereum and Tron, Tether can restrict addresses from moving USDT when required for legal, compliance, sanctions, fraud, or law enforcement reasons.
Tether’s USDT contracts include privileged blacklist functions such as addBlackList, removeBlackList, and destroyBlackFunds.
These actions are recorded on-chain, which makes blacklist status and freeze activity publicly verifiable.
For a deeper look, see what destroyBlackFunds does to a frozen balance, the current state of the USDT blacklist, and the 2025 blacklisting data in full.
If a wallet you control is blacklisted, its USDT cannot be moved until the restriction is removed by Tether.
For businesses, the practical next step is to assess exposure. Check related wallets, counterparties, deposits, and transaction history connected to the frozen address.
Phalcon Compliance helps teams screen wallet risk, blacklist status, sanctions exposure, and related on-chain activity before issues become harder to manage.
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A practical playbook for stablecoin issuer freeze risk — how freezes happen, how to prevent them, and how to engage issuers when one occurs.
The four things behind a frozen balance — Tether’s on-chain blacklist, an exchange hold, a blacklisted counterparty, or a compliance review — and what to do about each.
Read the guideTether can reverse a freeze with removeBlackList, but it happens roughly 3.6% of the time. Three legitimate paths, and the honest odds for each.
Read the guideWho ends up on Tether’s blacklist and how it decides: $5.69B held by 9,597 addresses as of July 2026, plus what the GENIUS Act changes.
Read the analysisA freeze is not always the end state — Tether can burn the balance on-chain, and the value often returns to victims as newly minted replacement tokens.
Read the analysisAn on-chain analysis of USDT blacklist patterns linked to laundering loops, cross-chain flows, and terrorist financing exposure.
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