🇨🇳💀🇨🇳 A CRIMINAL MARKET WORTH $27 BILLION HAS RISEN — AND IT’S OPERATING ON TELEGRAM
The perception that the dark web only exists on Tor is now outdated.
The largest underground platforms have moved to Telegram, and their operations predominantly rely on cryptocurrency.
🔍 What law enforcement is observing:
▪️ Networks associated with Chinese fraud groups are running extensive Telegram environments where over $27 billion in crypto has already been transacted
▪️ This amount has surpassed the traditional darknet marketplaces of earlier days
▪️ No need for Tor — just Telegram conversations, bots, automated escrow services, and payment options
▪️ A range of items, including stolen identities, compromised accounts, fraud toolkits, and malware, is being exchanged
▪️ Some of the most significant operations are processing up to $2 billion each month
▪️ When authorities take one down, new channels quickly emerge elsewhere
⚠️ Why this is significant:
Telegram has effectively established itself as the new foundation of the online illegal market — more flexible, easier to expand, and more challenging to monitor.
This highlights one important point: the problem is not with cryptocurrency itself — it’s how individuals choose to utilize it.
📌 Cryptocurrency serves merely as infrastructure.
The essential inquiry is who is manipulating it — and for what reasons.
We are observing diligently, analyzing the trends, and drawing connections.
