The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts moved to seize $327,829 in USDT tied to an alleged online romance crypto scam, while Tether reports freezing roughly $4.2 billion connected to illicit activity.
U.S. authorities in North Carolina seized $61 million in USDT tied to a pig‑butchering crypto scam, highlighting growing effectiveness in tracing stablecoin flows. The move comes as AI‑powered impersonation schemes surge, complicating fraud investigations.
Ahmedabad Crime Branch this month arrested six people in two cybercrime cases, one linked to a cryptocurrency scam alleged to be worth nearly ₹100 crore (~$11M) and another involving counterfeit online deliveries.
Russian lawmakers approved measures to classify cryptocurrency as property in criminal cases, allowing courts and law enforcement broader authority to seize digital assets during investigations and prosecutions.
Eighty-four-year-old Nancy Guthrie mysteriously disappeared overnight in Arizona, and media reports indicate possible cryptocurrency-linked ransom demands. Local authorities are investigating, but details remain limited.
The operator of the Incognito Market was handed a 30-year prison term after prosecutors said he blackmailed vendors by threatening to expose their transaction histories and cryptocurrency addresses. The case underscores growing law enforcement capability to trace illicit activity tied to crypto.
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested an alleged operator of a fraudulent crypto investment platform called Polyfarm, which police say targeted Nigerians at scale. The development highlights ongoing fraud risks in the local crypto ecosystem and signals renewed enforcement activity.
Vietnamese police have arrested five suspects in Da Nang accused of running a cryptocurrency scam that allegedly stole about $532,000; investigations are ongoing.
Malaysian authorities carried out three raids in Teluk Intan and confiscated 41 cryptocurrency mining machines. Police are tracing the equipment's owners and investigating who operated the illegal setups.
Chen Zhi was arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China in connection with an alleged $12 billion cryptocurrency fraud. The transfer highlights stepped-up cross-border cooperation on crypto crime.