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US seizes $15 billion in crypto from 'pig butchering' kingpin

ID: 10c2a2eb-1a34-5973-bd84-3b0229bd763b

STIX ID: report--10c2a2eb-1a34-5973-bd84-3b0229bd763b

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-10-14

Date Updated: 2026-07-17

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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The U.S. Department of Justice seized $15 billion in bitcoin linked to Chen Zhi and the Prince Group, a Cambodia-based transnational criminal organization that operated large-scale cryptocurrency investment scams (romance baiting / pig-butchering) since about 2015; the ring used forced labor, automated call centers, and laundering techniques across 100+ shell companies in 30+ countries, and OFAC sanctioned Chen Zhi and 146 affiliates.

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