Tether says it has frozen $4.2B of its crypto token over links to "illicit activity", including $3.5B since 2023 and $61M linked to pig-butchering scams (Elizabeth Howcroft/Reuters)

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: Tether says it has frozen $4.2B of its crypto token over links to“illicit activity”, including $3.5B since 2023 and $61M linked to pig-butchering scams  —  El Salvador-based stablecoin issuer Tether said it has frozen about $4.2 billion of its crypto tokens over links to …