Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Global Scams
Decrypt · Published Sep 9, 2026, 1:16 PM EDT
Article Summary
Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.
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What Happened
Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.
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Published by Decrypt. Category: Institutional. Published Sep 9, 2026, 1:16 PM EDT.
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