Pig Butchering

Trump can’t buy political support for his DeFi project
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19 September, 2024

Trump can’t buy political support for his DeFi project

Donald Trump may be the first former U.S. president to buy burgers with BTC, but his World Liberty Financial project...
Tether fuels Cambodian digital marketplace that fuels ‘pig butchering’ scams
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11 July, 2024

Tether fuels Cambodian digital marketplace that fuels ‘pig butchering’ scams

Elliptic reported on Huione Guarantee, a digital marketplace that has become a hub for ‘pig butchering’ scams, and Tether's USDT...
Tether responsible for 84% of ‘pig butchering’ transaction volume
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5 March, 2024

Tether responsible for 84% of ‘pig butchering’ transaction volume

A new report by John Griffin and graduate student Kevin Mei made waves last week, claiming that pig butchering has...
$11.5B lost to pyramid schemes, hacks and exploits in 2022: report
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6 July, 2023

$11.5B lost to pyramid schemes, hacks and exploits in 2022: report

TRM Labs reports that a further $1.5 billion worth of digital assets was used in darknet markets, as TRON held...
California man charged in landmark CFTC pig-butchering scam enforcement
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28 June, 2023

California man charged in landmark CFTC pig-butchering scam enforcement

The regulator alleges that the man led a California operation that used online romance to swindle over $1.3 million from...
DOJ nets $112M from fraudsters dabbling in pig butchering scam
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10 April, 2023

DOJ nets $112M from fraudsters dabbling in pig butchering scam

Amid turbulence in the digital assets market, fraudulent activities like pig butchering scams continue to proliferate, with the U.S. DOJ...
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