Stablecoin freezes on August 4, 2026
Across the networks TrustSniffer traces, issuers froze 9 addresses on August 4, 2026, removing about $1.11M in USDT and USDC from circulation. A freeze means the token issuer blacklisted the address on-chain, so the affected stablecoins can no longer be moved from it.
- Ethereum: 1 freeze, $90.1k frozen
- TRON: 8 freezes, $1.02M frozen
TRON carried most of the day's activity: 8 of the 9 freezes and about $1.02M of the value. Ethereum saw a single freeze worth $90.1k. Both networks are covered by the same issuer-contract monitoring, so the two figures are measured the same way and can be read side by side.
Largest freeze of the day
The single largest freeze on August 4, 2026 was $1.00M on TRON, on the address TJPEttMit21rV3hBGJhRBWP2RXGKkDZhFP. Open its analysis page for the full risk verdict, exposure trace, and connected addresses.
Wallets frozen on August 4, 2026
Each frozen address is listed below with the amount frozen, linking to its dedicated TrustSniffer analysis (verdict, exposure trace, and connected wallets).
- TJPEttMit21rV3hBGJhRBWP2RXGKkDZhFP on TRON, $1.00M frozen
- 0x21FADE572634ef01a84c0D379f26D1D55Cc30eD8 on Ethereum, $90.1k frozen
- TVb78qM8xTVpmxei3shZ8unRd3Q63wMJxP on TRON, $17.1k frozen
- THcobqqBXkTHoReaNZKZMNWinfAzM24HXm on TRON, $899.02 frozen
- THcobqqBXkTHoReaNZKZMNWinfAzM24HXm on TRON, $0.00 frozen
- TVeaQv5LvMjzpDwoGDgaxGgaThACiJxJuC on TRON, $0.00 frozen
- TRZ1p1XA3m81Jj6sLvbsauAjnejnb2wb8K on TRON, $0.00 frozen
- TKvHSxMT3nj2R5LytNKUt6HAFa4Dxgdo6C on TRON, $0.00 frozen
- TKvHSxMT3nj2R5LytNKUt6HAFa4Dxgdo6C on TRON, $0.00 frozen
The running picture
As of August 4, 2026, TrustSniffer's freeze index counts 10,168 addresses currently frozen by stablecoin issuers across Ethereum and TRON, holding roughly $3.53B in immobilised funds, out of 11,492 addresses ever blacklisted. Browse the full picture in the live Risk Index and the sanctions directory.
Those two counts are worth reading together. The "ever blacklisted" total includes addresses that issuers later un-blacklisted, because the action is reversible: an issuer can lift a block once the underlying case is resolved. The currently frozen number is the one that reflects funds still immobilised at assessment time, which is why it sits below the all-time figure.
How TrustSniffer tracks freezes
Every figure here comes from TrustSniffer's own on-chain monitoring: it listens directly to the USDT and USDC issuer contracts on Ethereum and TRON and records each blacklist and un-blacklist event as it happens. Bulk imports and non-issuer flags are excluded, so this report reflects real issuer freezes only. To check an address yourself, use the free wallet-risk checker; to screen a website, use the website checker.
- Stablecoin freeze
- An on-chain action in which a token issuer (such as Tether for USDT or Circle for USDC) blacklists a specific address, preventing the affected stablecoins from being moved from it. Issuers do this in response to sanctions, law-enforcement requests, or theft. A freeze can later be reversed by the issuer.
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Why the signal arrives late
Freezes are a lagging signal: by the time an issuer blacklists an address, the funds are often already flagged as high-risk. TrustSniffer's monitoring frequently identifies an address as a freeze candidate before the issuer acts, which is why screening a counterparty in advance, rather than after a freeze, is the safer habit.
- Screen an address before you send anything to it, with the free wallet-risk checker.
- Check the site or platform asking you to pay, using the website checker.
- Treat a counterparty's exposure to already blacklisted addresses as a reason to slow down and ask questions, not as proof of wrongdoing.
- Re-check before a later payment: an issuer can reverse a block, so an older result may no longer describe the address.
