U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Freezes and Seizes Over ¥90 Billion in Cryptocurrency

Achievements Within Three Months of Inception

The U.S. Department of Justice for the District of Columbia revealed in a press release dated the 26th that the 'Scam Center Strike Force,' established in November 2025, has frozen and seized over $580 million (equivalent to ¥90 billion) in cryptocurrency from a Southeast Asia-based China-affiliated Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO).

The assets seized in this operation include those from the 'Pig Butchering' scheme, a type of scam...