Check blacklist freeze USDT
Paste any USDT (Tether) address to see whether it is frozen or blacklisted, with its freeze and enforcement history. Works for USDT on TRON (TRC20), Ethereum (ERC20) and BNB Smart Chain (BEP20).
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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
What it means for USDT to be frozen or blacklisted
USDT is issued by Tether, and unlike a native coin it can be controlled at the token level. Tether can add an address to its blacklist, which freezes the USDT held there: the balance can no longer be sent or received. Freezes are made on court orders, sanctions listings and law-enforcement requests — typically after theft, fraud or a sanctions match. Checking before you send tells you if a counterparty is already flagged for enforcement.
Blacklist / freeze status
Whether the address is currently blacklisted by the token issuer, which locks its USDT in place.
Enforcement history
Prior freezes or enforcement action against the address — a strong signal about who controls it.
Sanctions exposure
Whether the address is on, or transacts with, OFAC and other sanctions lists.
Source of funds
Where the balance came from, so you can tell ordinary flow from proceeds routed through mixers or known fraud.
Real USDT freezes we traced, and what each one caught
From our own investigations. Each row links to the full case with the addresses and transactions.
| Case | Tether froze | Frozen | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houthis (Ansarallah), 8 wallets | 10 Dec 2024 — four months before OFAC (2 Apr 2025) | 750,318 USDT on two wallets | The other six were frozen on sanctions day holding 24 cents between them. The early freeze was the one that caught money. |
| North Korea, Amnokgang | 4 Dec 2025 — three months before OFAC (12 Mar 2026) | 86,958 USDT, still there | After the freeze, five more payments (28,849 USDT) arrived from an exchange withdrawal wallet and were locked on arrival. A frozen address still accepts USDT — whatever you send to it is lost. |
| Central Bank of Iran, 6 wallets | 23 Apr and 14 Jul 2026, in two rounds | 474.3M USDT | Between the two freezes, 12.56M USDT was paid out from wallets that were not listed yet. A freeze covers named addresses, not the people behind them. |
| Xinbi Guarantee, 53 wallets | 8 Sep 2026 — the day before OFAC | $52.84M, 4.00M of it on a wallet OFAC did not list | In the week before, the same wallets paid out $146M to 8,256 addresses. None of those recipients is frozen. |
| ISIS-K and Hamas-linked wallets | 1 Jul and 23 Jul 2026 | 538,270 USDT on 59 ISIS-K wallets; 27.94 USDT on the seven Hamas-linked ones | 24.73M USDT had passed through the Hamas-linked wallets before they were listed. By then they were empty. |
| Tren de Aragua, 7 wallets | 30 Sep 2026, sanctions day | 20 USDT | 6.08M USDT had come in, and everything that left went to Binance within minutes. The freeze found the wallets empty. |
| Iranian oil sales, 10 wallets seized by the US | Jun–Jul 2025; forfeiture case filed 14 Sep 2026 | $61.2M | Fourteen months passed between the freeze and the court filing. Frozen USDT stays put on the address until a court decides. |
What this means before you send USDT
- Check the freeze, not only the sanctions list: in two of these cases Tether froze the wallet three to four months before it was named publicly.
- Never send to a frozen address. It still accepts USDT, and what arrives is locked with the rest.
- A freeze catches only what is on the address at that moment. Money that left before is not frozen, and neither are the wallets that received it.
USDT freeze & blacklist — common questions
How do I check if a USDT address is frozen or blacklisted?
Paste the address into the check above. It queries on-chain and enforcement data and shows whether the address is on the token issuer’s blacklist, whether its USDT is frozen, and any prior enforcement or sanctions exposure. It works for USDT on TRON (TRC20), Ethereum (ERC20) and BNB Smart Chain (BEP20).
What does it mean when USDT is frozen?
USDT is issued by Tether, which can add an address to its blacklist. Once blacklisted, the USDT at that address is frozen and can no longer be sent or received. This is done in response to court orders, sanctions listings and law-enforcement requests, usually tied to theft, fraud or a sanctions match.
Can a frozen USDT address be unfrozen?
Only Tether can remove an address from its blacklist, and only through its own legal process. PublicAML cannot freeze, unfreeze or recover funds; it reports what the on-chain and enforcement data show so you can decide whether to transact.
Does a freeze apply across TRC20, ERC20 and BEP20?
Blacklisting is per token contract, so an address can be frozen on one network and not another. Always check the address on the exact network you are sending on: an ERC20 and a BEP20 address look identical but are separate contracts.
Why would a USDT address get frozen?
Common reasons are sanctions designations (such as OFAC), court orders in fraud or theft cases, and direct law-enforcement requests. An address that has been frozen before is a strong signal about who controls it.
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