๐จ FBI SEIZED $8 BILLION IN CRYPTO AND DISCONNECTED 7,000 SATELLITES โ THE LARGEST OPERATION IN HISTORY
What went down this week will be in the history books. The FBI executed an operation that shattered all records for crypto asset confiscation in the U.S.
The numbers speak for themselves:
โ ๐ฐ $8+ billion in cryptocurrency seized
โ โฟ 127,000+ BTC confiscated
โ ๐ฎ ~300 people arrested
โ ๐ ~2,000 victims of human trafficking freed
The operation spanned several countries: Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, and the UAE โ these were the hotspots where scam centers operated for years, holding people captive and forcing them to work for crypto fraudsters.
The unexpected hero of the operation โ Starlink
To cut off the scammersโ communication, the FBI brought in Elon Muskโs company. Starlink swiftly disconnected over 7,000 satellite terminals in Myanmar. No internet โ no scam call center. Elegant.
Meanwhile, arrests took place in Dubai and Thailand โ the operation was truly global.
#FBI #crypto #scam #bitcoin
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What went down this week will be in the history books. The FBI executed an operation that shattered all records for crypto asset confiscation in the U.S.
The numbers speak for themselves:
โ ๐ฐ $8+ billion in cryptocurrency seized
โ โฟ 127,000+ BTC confiscated
โ ๐ฎ ~300 people arrested
โ ๐ ~2,000 victims of human trafficking freed
The operation spanned several countries: Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, and the UAE โ these were the hotspots where scam centers operated for years, holding people captive and forcing them to work for crypto fraudsters.
The unexpected hero of the operation โ Starlink
To cut off the scammersโ communication, the FBI brought in Elon Muskโs company. Starlink swiftly disconnected over 7,000 satellite terminals in Myanmar. No internet โ no scam call center. Elegant.
Meanwhile, arrests took place in Dubai and Thailand โ the operation was truly global.
#FBI #crypto #scam #bitcoin
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