# Tether Freezes Five Ethereum Addresses Holding 24.35 Million USDT

By Simon Yoon

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/53615
Published: 2026-11-11T05:46:20.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-11T05:46:20.000Z
Section: Technology

> The addresses had been active in 2021 and 2023. SlowMist said one had interacted with wallets it identified as tied to phishing and pig-butchering scams.

Tether froze five Ethereum addresses holding a combined 24.35 million Tether (USDT), with the action estimated around 3 p.m. ET Nov. 9 (about 20:00 UTC), affecting addresses active in 2021 and 2023.

SlowMist said one of the frozen addresses had interacted with wallet addresses it identified as tied to phishing and pig-butchering scams.