APAC-based Law Enforcement Freezes $47 Million in Pig Butchering Funds Following Collaboration Among Chainalysis, OKX, Tether, and Binance
TL;DR “Pig butchering” scams have turn out to be a significant legal enterprise, combining funding fraud with human trafficking, leading to billions in losses worldwide. A notable case in November 2023 led to Tether and OKX collaborating with the DOJ to freeze $225M in USDT linked to human trafficking and romance scams. One other profitable…
