Stablecoin issuer Circle has frozen $12.6 million in stablecoins linked to the Zama privacy protocol, a decision that was criticized by onchain analyst ZachXBT.

Circle blacklisted Zama's cUSDC smart contract on Ethereum, freezing $12.6M in USDC linked to Overnight Finance rug pull allegations.

Zama CEO Rand Hindi said the protocol's confidential USDC contract was "caught in a crossfire" and that his team is investigating the freeze.

Circle froze $12.6M USDC in Zama's cUSDC contract May 30 after a federal court order tied to an Overnight Finance civil lawsuit.

A court-ordered restraining order pushed Circle to blacklist Zama's cUSDC wrapper on Ethereum. The privacy protocol is not a defendant — but every depositor in the pooled contract…

Stablecoin issuer Circle has frozen $12.6 million in stablecoins linked to the Zama privacy protocol, a decision that was criticized by onchain analyst ZachXBT.

Privacy-focused protocol Zama is expanding compliance measures after a US court lifted a $12.5 million USDC freeze, arguing the order unfairly impacted uninvolved users.

A federal judge in the Northern District of California reversed the TRO that pushed Circle to blacklist Zama's cUSDC, restoring $12.5M to depositors.