Stablecoin freezes on October 29, 2026

Across the networks TrustSniffer traces, issuers froze 22 addresses on October 29, 2026, removing about $1.41B in USDT and USDC from circulation.

  • Ethereum: 11 freezes, $1.03B frozen
  • TRON: 11 freezes, $379.19M frozen

22 freezes, close to the 7-day average of 18

The previous seven days averaged 18 freezes a day and about $7.54M frozen daily. Over the last 30 days the daily average was 18, and October 29, 2026 ranks 8th of 31 days by number of freezes. The chart shows each day's count across the last 14 days.

Column chart of stablecoin freezes per day for the 14 days to October 29, 2026: 22 on the last day, a high of 45 on October 28, 2026.
Stablecoin issuer freezes per day, October 15, 2026 to October 29, 2026. Source: TrustSniffer's own monitoring of the USDT and USDC issuer contracts.

$823.00M frozen in a single Ethereum address

The single largest freeze on October 29, 2026 was $823.00M on Ethereum, on the address 0x5227f603C1eE34CE3C06eFe6477003BDfCCB2f8c, 58% of everything frozen that day.

Wallets frozen on October 29, 2026

All 22 addresses frozen on October 29, 2026, largest first, with the amount each held.

  1. 0x5227f603C1eE34CE3C06eFe6477003BDfCCB2f8c on Ethereum, $823.00M frozen
  2. TG5iBMQPrDzJJAUM8GMVBf1hRaJ1wvzsGi on TRON, $312.73M frozen
  3. 0xAa246BF639586a6Ba46762D378CE50cA4fc654a0 on Ethereum, $175.00M frozen
  4. TCzBTkqn66yApqbYoPezaEQosM5DAd7Y62 on TRON, $65.99M frozen
  5. 0xb171cA86f82070282138352Ff7111b494060c8c3 on Ethereum, $30.00M frozen
  6. 0xEe7aE85f2Fe2239E27D9c1E23fFFe168D63b4055 on Ethereum, $2.96M frozen
  7. 0xc39e690Bea48448cc47E7AcdDfE30e6453E09824 on Ethereum, $1.56M frozen
  8. TC5ZTuCLYcV1hQimnBcyp88ctEX2vX2jyy on TRON, $252.1k frozen
  9. TZDYAYLQDDaH7zjfcRe4Ve54CTwBGd77p4 on TRON, $105.1k frozen
  10. 0x28C6c06298d514Db089934071355E5743bf21d60 on Ethereum, $52.4k frozen
  11. TJkC58uBoieSxGGFr9oyfc9dipSGzkzmMc on TRON, $50.0k frozen
  12. TWrR32K32MDWeMfQdCNYUWtujQcMLUBmsZ on TRON, $31.8k frozen
  13. TVzUaPmTWhy8w37xv9fbjVeGkgRtp9Qz7s on TRON, $24.1k frozen
  14. THjtgDAHKPZvwQJHNUmj9nmkzuKLaDd4Mw on TRON, $5.1k frozen
  15. THDnSjy1UHfLo2Nq58uzmhCi4PDVkSjxp1 on TRON, $139.93 frozen
  16. 0x9749292D74Fd460982d0912eA9515EA24736C762 on Ethereum, $0.00 frozen
  17. 0x0Ddf0480016e6bCb2C1F5d190D221FBA1320697e on Ethereum, $0.00 frozen
  18. 0x8d53903625b8e839b9DF4bd28B0EFb1CD6b8639A on Ethereum, $0.00 frozen
  19. 0x7Aa4D3029e4C6A8E916300014Ad95B6d6C03BFd1 on Ethereum, $0.00 frozen
  20. 0xCcBEF95633ADB5Cd2b5038DB5a38d77E726cA263 on Ethereum, $0.00 frozen
  21. TRcQKP1jGSYBJMwohP34NqMvuttcwYMi9G on TRON, $0.00 frozen
  22. TPBkSjkCMn2ckrMuAP8n2J1jdjbw76bKN4 on TRON, $0.00 frozen

11,285 addresses now frozen across Ethereum and TRON

Frequently asked questions

What was the largest stablecoin freeze on October 29, 2026?

$823.00M on Ethereum, at the address 0x5227f603C1eE34CE3C06eFe6477003BDfCCB2f8c.

How does October 29, 2026 compare with the previous week?

There were 22 freezes against a 7-day average of 18, ranking 8th of the last 31 days.

How many addresses were frozen in total as of October 29, 2026?

11,285 addresses were frozen at the end of the day, holding about $3.48B, out of 12,648 ever blacklisted on Ethereum and TRON.