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title: "Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Global Scams"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/secret-service-freezes-52-8-million-in-crypto-tied-to-telegram-bazaar-behind-global-scams/
date: 2026-09-09
modified: 2026-09-09
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair."
categories:
  - "Law and Order"
word_count: 24
---

# Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Global Scams

Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.