Conduit Sues Tether Over a $2.76M USDT Wallet Frozen for a Year

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What happened

Conduit Technology has sued Tether after the stablecoin issuer froze $2.76 million in the company’s USDT and allegedly kept it locked for more than a year.

Key facts

  • Conduit Technology has sued Tether after the stablecoin issuer froze $2.76 million in the company’s USDT and allegedly kept it locked for more than a year.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:35:56 UTC.

Why it matters

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Conduit sues Tether over $2.76 million freeze, says it has ‘no legal entitlement’ to funds

  2. Tether Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.76 Million Stablecoin Freeze

  3. Conduit sues Tether over allegedly freezing $2.8M without explanation

  4. Conduit Sues Tether Over a $2.76M USDT Wallet Frozen for a Year

Sources

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Decrypt

Tether Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.76 Million Stablecoin Freeze

The payments firm alleges Tether froze its treasury wallet on its own initiative over a Brazilian investigation it has no connection to—and has profited from the reserves while refusing to release the funds for more than a year.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt