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Telegram Is Still Hosting a Sanctioned $21 Billion Crypto Scammer Black Market

ID: 4cdb6fd4-944b-513c-907f-cf6934f39673

STIX ID: report--4cdb6fd4-944b-513c-907f-cf6934f39673

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2026-04-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Andy Greenberg

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The article describes Xinbi Guarantee, a large Chinese-language black market operating on Telegram that offers illicit services including sex trafficking of minors, harassment-for-hire, and likely money laundering; despite temporary bans Telegram has largely allowed the market to rebuild. The piece notes UK sanctions against Xinbi, criticism of Telegram's enforcement, and calls from analysts and investigators for coordinated law enforcement action against the platform and its operators.

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