Tether says it has frozen $4.2 billion of its stablecoin over crime links

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - El Salvador-based stablecoin issuer Tether said it has frozen about $4.2 billion of its crypto tokens ‌over links to "illicit activity", mostly in the past three years, ‌as authorities around the world try to crack down on crypto-related crime. The …