Crypto crime unit with $250M in seizures expands with Binance

Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs expand their crime-fighting unit with Binance as the first T3+ partner, as industry data shows crypto hacks are getting faster and harder to stop.

Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs say their joint financial crime unit has frozen more than $250 million in illicit crypto assets since launching less than a year ago, and is expanding its reach through a new program that brings Binance on as its first member.

Launched in September 2024, the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) is a public-private initiative designed to track and disrupt illicit blockchain transactions.

The $250 million frozen is more than double the amount reported in the first six months after T3 FCU’s launch. In January, the unit disclosed it had intercepted over $100 million in illicit assets since its August 2024 debut.

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