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Singapore – August 12, 2025 – A collaborative effort between TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs, known as the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), has officially unveiled “T3+,” a worldwide collaborative initiative. This program aims to connect significant entities in the cryptocurrency arena to enhance cooperation between public and private sectors, specifically targeting and mitigating illegal activities on blockchain networks. Binance has been named as the inaugural participant in this program. Concurrently, TRON Founder Justin Sun revealed that the T3 FCU, in under a year, has successfully frozen over $250 million (USD) tied to illicit transactions across the globe. This includes nearly $6 million seized in a successful joint operation with Binance through T3+ in an effort to stop the funds derived from a “pig butchering” scam.
Since its establishment in September of the prior year, the T3 FCU has been actively engaged with global law enforcement, assisting in the identification and disruption of criminal syndicates. The team has thoroughly analyzed millions of transactions, spanning five continents and monitoring a total volume exceeding $3 billion (USD). With this extensive monitoring, T3 FCU can operate internationally, identifying and stopping criminal activities in real-time, making the unit a vital resource for global law enforcement. T3+ will deepen the T3 FCU’s involvement with exchanges, financial firms, and other key players, aiming to enhance monitoring, accelerate communication, and boost overall efficacy in combating illicit behaviors across the blockchain sector.
“The freezing of over $250 million associated with illicit activities in such a short timeframe is a clear indicator of what is achievable when the cryptocurrency space collaborates with a unified objective,” stated Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. “Tether has consistently maintained that illicit actors have no place to hide on the blockchain. We’ve reinforced this stance by proactively engaging with law enforcement worldwide, carefully tracking transactions, and disrupting criminal enterprises. We are excited to broaden this collaboration via T3+ and foster a more reliable setting for users around the world.”
“The debut of T3+ extends collaboration within the blockchain world to address illegitimate activity more effectively,” commented Sun. “Freezing over $250 million in criminal-related holdings within a year highlights the effectiveness of public-private collaborations. Our objective is to establish a secure and trusted crypto environment for users everywhere.”
“The accomplishment of surpassing $250 million in frozen unlawful funds underscores T3 FCU’s increasing influence on thwarting illicit financing worldwide. Through our cooperative relationships with law enforcement agencies, we’re demonstrating the scaling capabilities of T3 FCU and emphasizing the prospect of innovative public-private collaborations,” said Chris Janczewski, Head of Global Investigations at TRM Labs.
“Binance is devoted to nurturing a developed crypto ecosystem characterized by innovation, regulations, and security. Our participation in T3+ demonstrates our proactive stance on industry collaboration and cooperation with law enforcement to fight illicit activity in real time,” noted Nils Andersen-Röed, Global Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit at Binance. “This partnership will enhance blockchain’s credibility. We proudly endorse efforts like T3 FCU that reinforce security for blockchain networks and crypto assets.”
The T3 FCU has worked with global law enforcement entities in probes related to money laundering, fraudulent investments, extortion schemes, financing of terrorism, and other significant fiscal offenses.
Binance’s inclusion in the T3+ initiative signals a concrete action to improve compliance standards and resolve illicit finance issues within the digital asset realm. As regulatory frameworks evolve within blockchain, initiatives such as T3+ give a model on how collaborations can enhance monitoring, ensure timely responses, and work with global efforts to combat financial crimes.
About T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU)
The T3 FCU represents an pioneering public-private effort founded by TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs in September 2024 to combat unlawful actions in the blockchain arena. This collaborative initiative operates alongside law enforcement, discovering and dismantling criminal groups. Since its inception, the T3 FCU has successfully frozen over $250 million in illegal holdings across five continents, has quick capabilities to react to threats, and demonstrates how joint industry efforts can effectively combat financial crime while promoting blockchain innovation.
About TRON
TRON DAO is an autonomous entity focused on driving internet decentralization using blockchain and dApps.
Established in September 2017 by H.E. Justin Sun, the TRON blockchain has shown substantial advancement since its MainNet deployment in May 2018. TRON houses the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT), exceeding $82 billion. As of August 2025, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 324 million user accounts, more than 11 billion transactions, and over $27 billion in total locked value (TVL), per TRONSCAN data.
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About Tether
Tether is a leading player in stablecoin technology, aiming to reshape the world of finance. Its mission is to deliver effective resources across financial, communications, AI, and energy sectors. Tether aims to enhance inclusive finance, resilient communications, growth, and empowering financial growth for all.
As the organization behind the largest, clearest, and most accessible stablecoin in the market, Tether seeks to strengthen lasting infrastructure with underserved users in mind. By utilizing cutting-edge blockchain along with peer-to-peer tech, they’re closing the gaps between mainstream finance and decentralized funding capabilities.
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About TRM Labs
TRM Labs provides blockchain intelligence to help law enforcement and national security agencies, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate, and disrupt crypto-related fraud and financial crime. TRM’s Blockchain Intelligence platform includes solutions to follow the money, identify illicit activity, build cases, and construct an operating picture of threats. TRM is trusted by a growing number of leading agencies worldwide who rely on TRM for their blockchain intelligence needs. TRM is based in San Francisco, CA, and is hiring across engineering, product, sales, and data science. To learn more, visit www.trmlabs.com.
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About Binance
Binance leads the blockchain space through the largest trading volume and registered users. They are trusted by over 280 million people across 100 countries for their cutting-edge security, openness, fast transaction speeds, protections for investors, and digital asset offerings. Binance strives to promote free-flowing digital finance to people worldwide through crypto applications. For details, visit: https://www.binance.com Media contact: [email protected]