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Notes and longreads on USDT freezes, multisig mechanics, and compliance fallout.
- 02 · Объяснение
Who actually pushes the «block» button at Tether
Blacklisting USDT is not a single decision but a two-tier system: the legal grounds (law-enforcement request, sanctions, court order) and the technical execution. We break down who really makes the call and why good-faith users still get hit.
explainer - 01 · Объяснение
Anatomy of a USDT blacklist: how Tether freezes tokens
Since 2017 Tether has blacklisted around 8,000 blockchain addresses holding more than $4 billion. We break down the technical mechanics: how a normal transfer becomes an AddedBlackList event, what preban → ban means, how to check an address, and where the window of opportunity is.
explainer - 02 · Кейс
May 14 anomaly: Tether unbanned 497 addresses worth $79M USDT in one hour
In 72 minutes Tether removed 497 addresses from the USDT blacklist for $79.18M — every other UNBAN event in contract history happened in this hour. We break down the three waves between Ethereum and TRON, how the cohort entered the blacklist in March, and what the mass unban means for compliance.
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