One of the darkest empires in crypto just collapsed. Chen Zhi, the alleged mastermind behind a global “pig-butchering” fraud and human trafficking network, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China. Authorities say this wasn’t just a scam — it was an industrial-scale operation.
According to U.S. prosecutors, Chen’s network ran forced labor camps across Southeast Asia, where trafficked victims were beaten and tortured into running fake crypto investment scams targeting victims worldwide. The scale is staggering: 127,271 BTC seized, worth roughly $14 billion — the largest crypto forfeiture in DOJ history.
Investigators traced stolen funds through exchanges, mixers, and wallets back to Chen’s control, funding casinos, real estate, and even a bank — all while he maintained ties to political elites. Those BTC now sit with the U.S. government, pushing total holdings to ~325,000 BTC.
This wasn’t just fraud. It was modern slavery powered by crypto.
The question now: how many more networks like this are still hiding in plain sight?
One of the darkest empires in crypto just collapsed. Chen Zhi, the alleged mastermind behind a global “pig-butchering” fraud and human trafficking network, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China. Authorities say this wasn’t just a scam — it was an industrial-scale operation.
According to U.S. prosecutors, Chen’s network ran forced labor camps across Southeast Asia, where trafficked victims were beaten and tortured into running fake crypto investment scams targeting victims worldwide. The scale is staggering: 127,271 BTC seized, worth roughly $14 billion — the largest crypto forfeiture in DOJ history.
Investigators traced stolen funds through exchanges, mixers, and wallets back to Chen’s control, funding casinos, real estate, and even a bank — all while he maintained ties to political elites. Those BTC now sit with the U.S. government, pushing total holdings to ~325,000 BTC.
This wasn’t just fraud. It was modern slavery powered by crypto.
The question now: how many more networks like this are still hiding in plain sight?
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