After Tether Said No, US DOJ's $225M Big Tuna Crypto Deal Leaves Out The Woman Who Froze The Wallet First

Nivie Kaul says a Turkish court froze Wallet 0x82e in 2023, before the US government later included it in its $225 million forfeiture case (Credit: sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

A proposed $225.3 million settlement in the US government's 'Operation Big Tuna' forfeiture case would resolve claims over a huge USDT haul but leave out Nivie (Nivedita) Kaul, the woman who says she first helped trace and freeze one of the main wallets in Turkey, according to a 6 August 2026 court filing.

The case centres on a wallet she says she helped trace and have seized in Turkey nearly two years before the US forfeiture complaint.