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Record sog_st_usdt
USDT/Tether USDt
Also recorded as Tether, USDt
- Lifecycle
- Active
- Issuance
- Restricted
- Reference target
- US dollar
- Primary organization
- TetherNo additional recorded relationship
- Launch
- 2014-10-06
- Redemption
- Eligible Customers Only
- Backing
- Fiat and cash equivalents
- Stabilization
- Issuer redemption
- Last review
- 2026-06-04
- Evidence
- 12 source records
Reviewed assessment
Identity and current state
This summary reports reviewed facts and uncertainty. It is not a rating or recommendation.A US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Tether across multiple blockchains. Its record includes reserves, redemption, regulation, deployments, and documented exercises of issuer-controlled blacklist or freeze authority.
| Name | Tether USDt |
|---|---|
| Symbol | USDT |
| Aliases | Tether, USDt |
| Asset class | Stablecoin |
| Lifecycle status | Active |
| Issuance status | Restricted |
| Canonical record ID | sog_st_usdt |
| Route slug | usdt |
| Record confidence | Medium |
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-04 |
- Name
- Tether USDt
- Symbol
- USDT
- Aliases
- Tether, USDt
- Asset class
- Stablecoin
- Lifecycle status
- Active
- Issuance status
- Restricted
- Canonical record ID
sog_st_usdt- Route slug
usdt- Record confidence
- Medium
- Last reviewed
- 2026-06-04
Record coverage
| Section | Entries |
|---|---|
| Organizations | 1 |
| Sources | 12 |
| Reserve reports | 2 |
| Reserve components | 1 |
| Model-history events | 2 |
| Regulatory notes | 1 |
| Deployments | 2 |
| Issuer-control actions | 1 |
| Open questions | 6 |
| Events | 3 |
Primary display is a navigation and summary choice only. It does not replace other organizations or imply sole legal responsibility, operational control, reserve custody, or historical continuity.
- Governance
- Centralized
- Primary display organization
- Tether
- Primary display role
- Legal issuer
- Display selection mode
- Deterministic Policy
- Current relationships
- 1
- Ended relationships
- 0
- Unknown relationship state
- 0
- Freeze capability
- 1 recorded yes · 0 recorded no · 1 not recorded
- Blacklist capability
- 1 recorded yes · 0 recorded no · 1 not recorded
- Deployment control-event references
- 1
- Observed issuer-control events
- 1
- Relationship coverage
- 1 recorded relationship
| Organization | Organization category | Regulatory character | Jurisdiction | Role | Display priority | From | Until | Relationship status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tether | Company or corporate group | Not recorded in canonical data | Hong Kong / British Virgin Islands | Legal issuer | Primary display | 2014-10-06 | Not yet recorded | Active relationship |
Company or corporate group
Primary displayTether
- Functional role
- Legal issuer
- Relationship status
- Active relationship
- Regulatory character
- Not recorded in canonical data
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong / British Virgin Islands
- From
- 2014-10-06
- Until
- Not recorded
Mechanism
How the asset works
Reference, backing, stabilization, exit, valuation, and yield remain separate facts.- Reference target
- US dollar
- Reference kind
- Fiat
- Comparison category
- US dollar
- Target value
- 1
- Reference methodology
- Targets a US dollar reference value unless the record documents a different target value.
- Public backing model
- Fiat and cash equivalents
- Canonical backing types
- Mixed
- Reserve component categories
- Unknown
- Primary stabilization mechanism
- Issuer redemption
- Recorded model description
- Fiat-backed
- Redemption / exit model
- Eligible Customers Only
- Valuation source
- Public information is incomplete
- Yield / rebase profile
- None recorded
- Classification notes
- Not recorded
Reserve and redemption
Reserve and redemption
Recorded components, disclosures, reports, and redemption conditions remain explicit.Reserve components
- Mixed backing; component breakdown unresolvedUnknown after review
| Disclosure status | Available |
|---|---|
| Backing types | Mixed |
| Summary | Issuer reserve disclosures are available; exact composition is tracked through reserve-report history. |
| As of | 2026-06-04 |
| Profile confidence | Medium |
- Disclosure status
- Available
- Backing types
- Mixed
- Summary
- Issuer reserve disclosures are available; exact composition is tracked through reserve-report history.
- As of
- 2026-06-04
- Profile confidence
- Medium
| Current status | Eligible Customers Only |
|---|---|
| Settlement asset | USD |
| Eligible parties | Verified Tether customers subject to current terms. |
| Retail access | Limited or Indirect |
| Institutional access | Available Subject to Terms |
| Minimum amount | Subject to current Tether terms. |
| Fee | Subject to current Tether terms. |
| Settlement time | Subject to banking and account processing. |
| Regional limits | Eligibility, sanctions, jurisdiction, and chain-support restrictions apply. |
- Current status
- Eligible Customers Only
- Settlement asset
- USD
- Eligible parties
- Verified Tether customers subject to current terms.
- Retail access
- Limited or Indirect
- Institutional access
- Available Subject to Terms
- Minimum amount
- Subject to current Tether terms.
- Fee
- Subject to current Tether terms.
- Settlement time
- Subject to banking and account processing.
- Regional limits
- Eligibility, sanctions, jurisdiction, and chain-support restrictions apply.
| Date | Publisher | Type | Assets covered | Record confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Tether | Issuer Disclosure | Cash and Equivalents, T Bills, Other Assets, Not yet recorded | Medium |
| 2026-06-04 | Tether | Attestation or Assurance Archive | Cash and Equivalents, T Bills, Secured Loans, Other Assets, Not yet recorded | Medium |
Tether
2026-06-04- Type
- Issuer Disclosure
- Assets covered
- Cash and Equivalents, T Bills, Other Assets, Public information incomplete
- Record confidence
- Medium
Tether
2026-06-04- Type
- Attestation or Assurance Archive
- Assets covered
- Cash and Equivalents, T Bills, Secured Loans, Other Assets, Public information incomplete
- Record confidence
- Medium
Deployments and legal context
Deployments and legal context
Network state, contract identity, legal notices, and value states remain separate.| Network | Network record state | Standard | Public deployment category | Canonical deployment type | Operational state | Recorded status | Change or proposal state | Canonicality | Canonicality record state | Verification state | Contract identity state | Contract or identifier | Freeze | Blacklist | Control events | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Specific network recorded | Not yet recorded | Issuer- or institution-supported deployment | Native or Issuer Supported | Active | Active | No separate change state recorded | Issuer-native deployment | Canonicality recorded | Verified | Identifier recorded | 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7 | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded | 0 | Issuer-supported Ethereum USDt contract confirmed from Tether's supported-protocol documentation. This row does not imply that every USDT-like deployment on other chains is current or issuer-supported. |
| TRON | Specific network recorded | TRC-20 | Issuer- or institution-supported deployment | Issuer Supported Token | Active | Active | No separate change state recorded | Issuer-native deployment | Canonicality recorded | Identifier recorded; verification not recorded | Identifier recorded | TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t | Yes | Yes | 1 | Official Tether-supported TRC-20 USDT deployment. The June 2026 event records one reported address-blacklisting action. Blacklisting is not equivalent to seizure, burn, or permanent confiscation. |
| Date | Title | Authority / publisher | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | CFTC reserve-representation context for Tether | U.S. CFTC | Regulatory action | The CFTC published an order involving Tether and historical reserve representations. The archive records this as historical regulatory reserve context, not as a current reserve conclusion or safety score. |
CFTC reserve-representation context for Tether
2021-10-15The CFTC published an order involving Tether and historical reserve representations. The archive records this as historical regulatory reserve context, not as a current reserve conclusion or safety score.
- Authority / publisher
- U.S. CFTC
- Type
- Regulatory action
Evidence
Evidence
Publisher, provenance, supported claims, archive state, reliability, and publication date 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Known unknowns
Known unknowns and coverage
Missing or disputed facts remain visible instead of being converted into certainty.| Topic | What remains unclear | Value state | Priority | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption Access | Retail redemption access, minimum redemption terms, fees, verification requirements, bank-account processing, supported-chain status, and regional restrictions need exact documented extraction from current Tether legal terms before SOG displays final availability as fact. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-04 |
| Reserve Assurance History | Tether assurance opinion history, report periods, accounting firm details, and asset-category changes need exact documented period records before SOG displays a historical reserve timeline. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-04 |
| Chain Deployment Status | USDT exists across many networks; native, issuer-supported, bridged, frozen, deprecated, unsupported, or legacy status needs documented chain-by-chain review. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-04 |
| 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. | Unknown after review | High | 2026-06-14 |
| 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. | Unknown after review | High | 2026-06-14 |
| 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. | Unknown after review | Medium | 2026-06-14 |
Redemption Access
Retail redemption access, minimum redemption terms, fees, verification requirements, bank-account processing, supported-chain status, and regional restrictions need exact documented extraction from current Tether legal terms before SOG displays final availability as fact.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-04
Reserve Assurance History
Tether assurance opinion history, report periods, accounting firm details, and asset-category changes need exact documented period records before SOG displays a historical reserve timeline.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-04
Chain Deployment Status
USDT exists across many networks; native, issuer-supported, bridged, frozen, deprecated, unsupported, or legacy status needs documented chain-by-chain review.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-04
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.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- High
- Last checked
- 2026-06-14
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.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- High
- Last checked
- 2026-06-14
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.
- Value state
- Unknown after review
- Priority
- Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-06-14
Lifecycle
History
Current classification remains separate from dated changes and incidents.Model and lifecycle changes
| 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 |
| Date | Event | Category | Subtype | Status effect | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-23 | NYAG settlement with Bitfinex and Tether entities | Regulatory action | Regulatory Settlement | No lifecycle change | Not applicable |
| 2021-10-15 | CFTC order on Tether reserve representations | Regulatory action | Regulatory Action | No lifecycle change | Not applicable |
| 2026-06-12 | Tether blacklists a TRON address holding approximately 72 million USDT | Issuer control action | Issuer Freeze | No lifecycle change | Not applicable |
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