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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 IslandsMultiple jurisdictions
Connected assets
2
Relationships
1 current1 historical
Evidence
15 source records

Identity and taxonomy

Overview

Public classification, legal-form state, jurisdiction, roles, confidence, and review state remain explicit.
Organization categoryCompany or corporate group
Canonical organization typeCompany
Legal formNot recorded in canonical data
Legal-form stateNot Recorded
Regulatory characterNot recorded in canonical data
JurisdictionHong Kong / British Virgin Islands
Jurisdiction scopeMultiple jurisdictions
Functional rolesLegal issuer
Relationship statesActive relationship, Ended relationship
Primary display relationships2
Official websitehttps://tether.to/
Record confidenceMedium
Last reviewed2026-06-01
Category
Company or corporate group
Regulatory character
Not recorded in canonical data
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong / British Virgin Islands
Jurisdiction scope
Multiple jurisdictions
Functional roles
Legal issuer
Record confidence
Medium

Connected assets

Relationships

Current, ended, and unknown relationships remain separate. Primary display is navigation only.
StablecoinSymbolFunctional roleDisplayFromUntilStateLifecycle
Tether USDtUSDTLegal issuerPrimary display2014-10-06Not yet recordedActive relationshipActive
Euro TetherEURTLegal issuerPrimary displayNot yet recorded2025-11-27Ended relationshipTerminated

Tether USDt

Primary display
Role
Legal issuer
State
Active relationship
From
2014-10-06
Until
Not recorded

Euro Tether

Primary display
Role
Legal issuer
State
Ended relationship
From
Not recorded
Until
2025-11-27

Material history

Events

Typed events and organization control actions remain linked to evidence.
Enforcement and control actions
DateActionNetworkAddressAmountVerification
2026-06-12Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDT
Address Blacklisting		TRON · TRC-20T8zrPEsStbZAUx2SBhD4oHz8UW3FX9Ak9W72,030,295.55 USDTOnchain Details Pending
DateEventCategorySubtypeStatus effect
2026-06-12Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDTIssuer control actionIssuer FreezeNo lifecycle change
2025-11-27Tether ends direct EURT redemptionRedemption changeRedemption ChangeTerminated
2021-10-15CFTC order on Tether reserve representationsRegulatory actionRegulatory ActionNo lifecycle change
2021-02-23NYAG settlement with Bitfinex and Tether entitiesRegulatory actionRegulatory SettlementNo lifecycle change

Provenance

Evidence

Source identity, publication date, reliability, archive state, and relation count remain separate.
14 source identities · 17 evidence relations
SourcePublisherSource categoryProvenancePrimary or secondarySupported claimsArchiveReliability
Tether Transparency
Published Not yet recorded		TetherOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceReserve, Reserve HistoryNo archive recordedHigh
Tether legal and redemption terms entry point
Published Not yet recorded		TetherOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Statement		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceRedemption Access, Redemption Termination, Event Date, Issuer TermsArchive index or wildcardHigh
CFTC orders Tether and Bitfinex to pay fines
Published 2021-10-15		CFTCRegulatory or court record
Canonical: Regulatory Source		Government, regulator, or legal sourcePrimary sourceRegulatory Reserve ContextDirect archived snapshotHigh
Attorney General James ends virtual currency trading platform Bitfinex's illegal activities in New York
Published 2021-02-23		New York Attorney GeneralRegulatory or court record
Canonical: Regulatory Source		Government, regulator, or legal sourcePrimary sourceRegulatory Reserve ContextDirect archived snapshotHigh
Euro Tether product history and issuer-redemption context
Published 2023-07-13		TetherOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Official Statement		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceHistorical Product Identity, Peg Reference, Issuer RelationshipArchive index or wildcardHigh
TRON transaction transferring 120,271,055.092505 USDT
Published 2026-06-11		TRONSCANOn-chain record or explorer
Canonical: Onchain Transaction		Technical primary sourcePrimary sourceRelated Flow Onchain Transaction, Tron Usdt Contract IdentityNo archive recordedHigh
USDTBanList alert for the reported TRON blacklist action
Published 2026-06-12		USDTBanListOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Issuer Contract Event		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceReported Blacklist Action, Affected AddressNo archive recordedMedium
ZachXBT investigation of the approximately 120.2 million USDT flow
Published 2026-06-12		ZachXBT InvestigationsResearch or security report
Canonical: Investigator Report		Independent third-party sourceSecondary sourceInvestigator Flow Analysis, Reported Destination RoutesNo archive recordedMedium
Monero prices rise amid a 120 million USDT flow and reported Tether freeze
Published 2026-06-12		CoinDeskIndependent news or analysis
Canonical: News Article		Independent third-party sourceSecondary sourceSecondary Event Reporting, Reported Frozen Amount, Related Flow ContextNo archive recordedHigh
ZachXBT links 120 million USDT flow to Monero surge; Tether freezes 72 million on Tron
Published 2026-06-12		The Crypto TimesIndependent news or analysis
Canonical: News Article		Independent third-party sourceSecondary sourceAffected Address, Reported Frozen Amount, Reported Timing, Affected Address and Reported AmountNo archive recordedMedium
Supported Protocols and Integration Guidelines
Published Not yet recorded		TetherOfficial statement or announcement
Canonical: Official Statement		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceTron Deployment Identity, Trc20 Contract Address, Contract and Protocol Identity, Ethereum Deployment, Omni HistoryArchive index or wildcardHigh
SOG reviewed source snapshot for the June 2026 TRON blacklist event
Published 2026-06-14		Stable or GoneArchive or historical record
Canonical: Registry Snapshot		Archive capturePrimary sourceReview Snapshot, Known UnknownsNo archive recordedMedium
Tether reports and reserves transparency page
Published Not yet recorded		TetherOfficial documentation or product page
Canonical: Official Documentation		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceQuarterly Reserve Reports, Issuer Total Assets, Issuer Total Liabilities, Non Product Specific Scope, Consolidated Reserve Reporting ScopeArchive index or wildcardHigh
Tether International relevant information document
Published Not yet recorded		Tether InternationalOfficial documentation or product page
Canonical: Official Documentation		Subject-controlled sourcePrimary sourceReserve Report Scope, Reporting Entities, Assets and Liabilities, Non Issuing Entities, Reporting Entity and Scope LimitationsArchive index or wildcardHigh

Uncertainty

Known unknowns

Reviewed gaps remain visible instead of being converted into false certainty.

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.

Severity
Medium
Last checked
2026-06-04

PR-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.

Severity
Medium
Last checked
2026-06-04

PR-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.

Severity
Medium
Last checked
2026-06-04

PR-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.

Severity
Medium
Last checked
2026-06-25

Residual 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.

Severity
High
Last checked
2026-06-25

Consolidated 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.

Severity
High
Last checked
2026-06-14

Do 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.

Severity
High
Last checked
2026-06-14

Secondary 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.

Severity
Medium
Last checked
2026-06-14

Any unfreeze, burn, reissuance, or return of funds must be recorded as a separate event.

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