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Coinbase And Secret Service Team Up In $225 Million Crypto Sting

  • Law enforcement and cryptocurrency firms collaborated in a $225 million crypto sting, involving the largest crypto seizure attributed to the U.S. Secret Service.
  • Coinbase joined the Secret Service in tracking suspect transfers, identifying illicit wallets, and linking on-chain flows to victim accounts.
  • Tether froze and burned $225 million in USDT linked to theft, minting an equal amount of fresh USDT under Secret Service control to disrupt illicit activities.
  • This operation marks a record crypto seizure by the Secret Service following a rise in pig-butchering scams globally, emphasizing the importance of blockchain analysis in tackling crypto crimes.

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