What is the USDT contract address on Ethereum?

Tether USD (USDT) is deployed at 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7 on Ethereum as an ERC-20 token with 6 decimals.

How do I check if USDT is safe?

Run a Firepan Sentinel scan for a point-in-time token risk assessment. Read the individual findings, report timestamp, and unavailable checks. A scan is not a guarantee of safety.

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Ethereum · ERC-20

Is USDT Safe? Tether USD Risk Overview

Fiat-backed US dollar stablecoin issued by Tether.

Contract Identity

Token: Tether USD (USDT)
Chain: Ethereum
Standard: ERC-20
Decimals: 6
Contract: 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7

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Key Risk Considerations

▸Centralized issuer (Tether) — the contract can freeze balances of specific addresses.
▸Non-standard behavior: the classic USDT contract does not return a boolean on transfer, which can break naive integrations (use SafeERC20).
▸Check liquidity for the specific trading pair and venue you intend to use; this profile does not measure current market depth.

What a Sentinel Scan Checks

Honeypot signals

Checks third-party honeypot, sell-restriction, and transfer-tax signals.

Holder concentration

Measures top-wallet concentration when coherent provider evidence is available.

Liquidity depth

Examines same-chain DEX liquidity, pool age, and pool composition.

Owner permissions

Checks available indicators of owner, mint, pause, blacklist, and fee controls.

Proxy pattern

Checks provider and source indicators of upgradeable proxy contracts.

Source availability

Checks explorer-verified source and ABI availability; does not independently recompile bytecode.

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