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Tether, the issuer of the largest US dollar stablecoin, plans to invest $500 million in bitcoin mining, signaling a significant shift in its strategy. However, Tether has also frozen $225 million in USDT tokens linked to an international human trafficking syndicate in Southeast Asia, following an investigation by the United States Department of Justice. This is the largest-ever freeze of USDT in history. The frozen funds were associated with criminal activities such as romance scams and 'pig butchering' scams, prompting the DOJ to seize $9 million in Tether tokens.