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Tether Sued for Allegedly Freezing $42M Before a Warrant

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CoinDesk Podcast Network
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Sep 2, 2026
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Summary

Tether faces lawsuit for allegedly freezing $42M USDT before a warrant. Two Thai businessmen are suing Tether, alleging it froze 42.4 million USDT months before U.S. authorities obtained a seizure warrant. Tether calls the lawsuit baseless, but it raises the question of whether the issuer can freeze tokens in private wallets before any legal process. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.