Tether permanently destroyed $138,001 USDT in a large destroy action on Tron — August 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
Recorded directly from the Tron network.
What this on-chain record shows
On August 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC, Tether permanently destroyed $138,001 USDT at wallet TYKSUdgk4km7ibVmAA9v584iTK8Qn2N9fm on Tron. FreezeRadar indexed this DestroyedBlackFunds log from the official USDT contract. This is a public issuer action, not a FreezeRadar freeze and not a legal determination.
Transaction 8c05703ecf...ad5673ba at block 85,437,933. Open the wallet archive for the full freeze timeline, or verify the same log on the chain explorer.
Why was TYKSUdgk...n2N9fm frozen?
The wallet was blacklisted and its USDT balance destroyed by Tether, almost certainly due to its direct receipt of funds from a Tether-blacklisted address and/or other high-risk indicators such as rapid pass-through and aggregation-like patterns. The exact trigger is not publicly disclosed.