Tether Freezes 30 Times More Value Than Circle Amid Stablecoin Blacklist Surge

Data from AMLBOT shows a sharp contrast in how the two largest stablecoin issuers enforced address freezes between 2023 and 2025. During the period, Tether froze roughly $3.3 billion worth of assets, compared with Circle’s $109 million, representing a nearly 30-fold difference.

The disparity highlights differing compliance and enforcement approaches, with Tether taking a more aggressive stance in blacklisting addresses, while Circle’s actions remained more limited in scale despite heightened regulatory scrutiny.

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