Geneva, Switzerland, October 28, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in the 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets, held on October 28-29, 2025, at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The conference, jointly organized by Europol, UNODC and the Basel Institute on Governance, brought together industry leaders from across sectors to advance global efforts to counter criminal use of crypto. Sessions explored emerging typologies such as sanctions evasion, narcotics trafficking, professional money laundering, and scam centers, alongside policy developments, investigative tools, and cross-sector collaboration frameworks.

On day one, John Hurston, General Counsel, U.S. of TRON DAO, joined the panel “Public-Private Collaboration in Cryptoasset Seizure.” The session featured an in-depth examination of the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) — a joint initiative by TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs aimed at combating illicit activity associated with crime on the blockchain. The session was moderated by Alejandro Pérez, Cryptocurrency Specialist at Europol, and other panelists included Leonardo Real, Chief Compliance Officer at Tether, and Dr. Bruno Requião da Cunha, Global Investigator at TRM Labs. The discussion explored the T3 FCU model’s effectiveness, scalability, and its potential to strengthen global public-private collaborations.

“The T3 Financial Crime Unit has been extremely successful because it brings the right stakeholders to the same table, to combat criminal activity in real time,” said Hurston.

Since its inception in September 2024, T3 FCU has worked closely with law enforcement agencies worldwide to identify and disrupt criminal networks. The unit has analyzed millions of transactions across five continents, monitoring over $3 billion USD in total volume. This comprehensive monitoring capability ena

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