Stablecoin freezes on August 19, 2026
Across the networks TrustSniffer traces, issuers froze 6 addresses on August 19, 2026, removing about $557.5k 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, $100.0k frozen
- TRON: 5 freezes, $457.5k frozen
Largest freeze of the day
The single largest freeze on August 19, 2026 was $140.3k on TRON, on the address TPG6CF39xvYrgCAEP9qyb216rvvPdTdDZN. Open its analysis page for the full risk verdict, exposure trace, and connected addresses.
Wallets frozen on August 19, 2026
Each frozen address is listed below with the amount frozen, linking to its dedicated TrustSniffer analysis (verdict, exposure trace, and connected wallets).
- TPG6CF39xvYrgCAEP9qyb216rvvPdTdDZN on TRON, $140.3k frozen
- 0xD672AA811F8ed59ca23205a01A37EEb5515f187D on Ethereum, $100.0k frozen
- TQidCvuYVDLK7ry6BQgk2hFBQbYYysJXzU on TRON, $96.0k frozen
- TRFLvUBLXDUnNBkXB5CxPSTM7wD1EYzT4W on TRON, $95.5k frozen
- TVr5ZXJ2KSRPHzFfXL6teqhXP5YcDN5rVQ on TRON, $92.7k frozen
- TQRhXaLK3UkaZLWvyMjL1is8sd7DYWcDNM on TRON, $33.0k frozen
If none of your history touches these addresses, there is nothing to act on today. The list is published so you can check rather than assume, and every address page stays available after the report date, so you can come back to it when a counterparty looks familiar.
- Open the address page above and scan its connected wallets for anything you recognise.
- Paste your own Ethereum or TRON address into the free wallet checker to see its verdict and sanctioned-exposure trace.
- Read any result as a picture at assessment time, because an issuer can reverse a blacklist later.
- If a website sent you to one of these addresses, run the domain through the website checker before sending anything else.
Seeing an address on this list matters most when your own wallet has sent funds to it or received funds from it. A blacklist applies to the listed address itself, not automatically to everyone who has dealt with it, but a link to a blacklisted counterparty is exactly the kind of exposure that compliance teams and exchanges look at. Each analysis page above shows the verdict, the exposure trace, and the connected addresses, which is the quickest way to see whether any of your activity overlaps.
What to do if one of these addresses touches yours
The running picture
As of August 19, 2026, TrustSniffer's freeze index counts 10,144 addresses currently frozen by stablecoin issuers across Ethereum and TRON, holding roughly $3.52B in immobilised funds, out of 11,474 addresses ever blacklisted. Browse the full picture in the live Risk Index and the sanctions directory.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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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.
