Tether and UNODC Launch Africa and Papua New Guinea Programs After Freezing $3.3 Billion in Illicit Crypto

Tether has announced a new partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to fund cybersecurity education in Senegal, victim support in six African countries, and blockchain awareness initiatives in Papua New Guinea. The collaboration follows an earlier enforcement phase in which Tether froze $3.3 billion across 7,268 wallet addresses between 2023 and 2025, and now shifts toward development-focused efforts aimed at tackling scams, human trafficking, and digital asset fraud.