Haowang Guarantee, the world's largest-ever illicit online marketplace, has announced the cessation of all operations after Telegram blocked its NFTs, channels, and groups.
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic led to the shutdown of the two largest online criminal marketplaces, Huione Guarantee and Xinbi Guarantee, by Telegram.
Thousands of Telegram channels and accounts linked to Haowang Guarantee were closed, handling over $35 billion in USDT transactions, making it the largest illegal online marketplace.
Smaller platform Xinbi Guarantee also ceased operations due to account closures, and there are rumors that Haowang may attempt a comeback under a different name on a different messenger platform.