ZachXBT, a highly recognized on-chain detective in the community, criticized Circle (USDC issuer) for not caring about the ecosystem at all and just squeezing profits from it, hacker never blacklisted by Circle after DeFi vulnerabilities, Circle took 4.5 months longer than all other major issuers to blacklist the funds of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus. Some comments pointed out that although Tether is often criticized for non-compliance, it has always responded quickly to freezes.