TRON DAO highlights blockchain monitoring push at Washington policy event

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TRON DAO participated as Gold Sponsor at CoinDesk Policy & Regulation 2026 in Washington, D.C. on September 22, emphasizing compliance and coordination across digital asset stakeholders.
TRON DAO's T3 Financial Crime Unit, launched with Tether in September 2024, has frozen over $450 million in suspected illicit assets linked to major financial crimes.
The Financial Action Task Force recognizes TRON DAO's T3 FCU as an example of effective public-private collaboration in combating blockchain-based illicit activity.

Conference focus on compliance coordination

As reported by The Block, citing TRON DAO, the organization participated as a Gold Sponsor in CoinDesk Policy & Regulation 2026, held on September 22 in Washington, D.C., where legal, compliance and policy executives met with lawmakers and regulators to discuss the digital asset rulebook.

At the event, TRON DAO joined discussions on how closer coordination among blockchain networks, exchanges, regulators and law enforcement can improve efforts to identify and disrupt illicit activity. A panel titled, "The Future of Monitoring Illicit Finance on Public Blockchains," examined the role of on-chain analytics and public-private cooperation in strengthening financial crime prevention.

John Hurston, General Counsel, U.S. at TRON, moderated the session, which also included Sarah Ward, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Chainalysis, Molly Woodman, Senior Policy Advisor at the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, and David Feder, Partner and Litigation Counsel at Fenwick. Hurston says public blockchains offer a level of transparency that can support effective financial crime monitoring, with the next step being stronger coordination across the industry and public sector.

T3 unit underpins broader transparency message

TRON DAO links its policy messaging to the T3 Financial Crime Unit, a public-private initiative it launched with Tether in September 2024. The organization says the unit has helped freeze more than $450 million in suspected illicit assets across cases involving narcotics trafficking, DPRK state-sponsored cyber operations, terrorist financing, violent crime, kidnappings and major exchange hacks.

The Financial Action Task Force, the intergovernmental body leading global action against money laundering and terrorist and proliferation financing, also recognizes the T3 FCU as an example of effective public-private collaboration against blockchain-based illicit activity, according to the company. TRON DAO says its conference participation and enforcement-related partnerships reflect its continued effort to support a more transparent and resilient digital asset ecosystem.

In our earlier coverage, we examined how U.S. regulators stepped up crypto oversight efforts after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate. The piece outlined the SEC and CFTC moving ahead with rulemaking under existing authority and highlighted industry calls for clearer standards to support investment and deeper integration with traditional finance.

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