Behind the $1.7 Million USDT Gate User Theft: How Newpay Is Taking Over Huione Pay's Legacy
Since 2025, second-tier Southeast Asian illegal cryptocurrency transaction guarantee platforms, with Xinbi Guarantee as the archetypal case, have begun emulating the now-shuttered Huione Guarantee by launching proprietary cryptocurrency payment tools. These tools are
Decoding Crypto Crime Slang: Human Trafficking
Organized criminal networks in East and Southeast Asia employ a vast array of coded language with pronounced regional characteristics, distinct cultural connotations, and deep industry-specific verticality. For investigators and researchers—particularly those unfamiliar
U.S. OFAC Sanctions ISIS Crypto Financing Network: VASPs Must Stay Vigilant Against Sanctioned Fund Threats
On June 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a counterterrorism sanctions update, accompanied by a press release titled "Treasury Targets
Sanctioned Funds, Mainstream Exchanges: Mapping Huione and Xinbi Contamination Across Crypto Platforms
On May 26, 2026, the UK government added HUOBI GLOBAL S.A. — the entity now operating as HTX — to its latest round of Russia-related sanctions. The designation cited alleged provision of financial services,
StablR Governance Crisis: How Attackers Hijacked EURR and USDR
On May 24, 2026, stablecoin protocol StablR was exploited after attackers seized ownership of its token contracts. Large quantities of EURR and USDR were illegally minted and dumped on the market, causing both
Bitrace AI: Advancing On-Chain Investigation and Risk Intelligence with Large Language Models
As crypto-related crimes continue to evolve, traditional investigation methods—relying heavily on manual searches, manual correlation, and investigator experience—are becoming increasingly insufficient to handle complex, multi-chain, cross-platform criminal networks.
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Organized Crime Networks: Guarantee Platforms Die, Public Groups Don't
Southeast Asia's illegal cryptocurrency trading guarantee platforms operate on a simple but durable business model: they lease specific Telegram groups to black-market operators, providing transaction guarantees — covering collateral posting, reporting, settlement,
The Shift of Power in the Crypto Guarantee Market: The Fall of Huione and the Rise of Xinbi’s Monopoly
In 2026, the cryptocurrency guarantee market underwent a "decentralized purge" that will go down in industry history.
As the old guarantee platform—the Huione/Tudou faction—collapsed under mounting pressure, the