TRON, Tether and Chainalysis launched the Digital Crime Task Force on November 12 to detect and disrupt illicit activity involving USDT on the TRON blockchain. TRON will provide its network expertise, Tether will support the initiative as USDT’s issuer, and Chainalysis will contribute its blockchain intelligence, investigative expertise and AI-powered monitoring tools. According to DeFiLlama, the crypto industry recorded $8.78 billion in losses across 328 hacks in 2026, the highest annual total in its database, while the number of attacks increased by approximately 2.7 times. The task force will investigate investment and romance scams, stolen funds, terrorist financing and North Korean cyber operations, with Tether having already frozen more than $7 billion linked to illicit activity.
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