Tether Blacklists Ethereum Address Linked to Multichain Hack

Time：2022-02-11 Source： 612 views Trending Copy share

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Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen an Ethereum address holding over $715,000 worth of USDT, according to data from block explorer site Etherscan.

The address traces back to hackers who stole $3 million in cryptocurrency on the cross-chain bridge Multichain nearly a month ago, according to Etherscan's labeling of transactions involving the wallet as well as a CoinDesk analysis.

Whoever controls the address will not be able to move funds so long as they are frozen.
The hack on Multichain was made possible by a security vulnerability, which the team behind the project warned users about in January.

Tether did not immediately respond to a request for comment
Three addresses with over $160 million in USDT were frozen in mid-January at the request of law enforcement.
Tether, which issues tokens on several blockchains, began blacklisting addresses following a 2017 breach in which the firm said $30 million of USDT was stolen.

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