The Trump administration sanctioned Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee on Wednesday, along with two affiliated organisations, as part of a wider crackdown on transnational cybercrime.The US Department of Justice also announced it had seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to the platform, which has over 650,000 users, freezing more than US$52 million in potentially laundered funds in just one day.“This is not a distant overseas crime story,” said Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, at a press conference. “It is an industrial extraction of American savings run by Chinese transnational criminal enterprises and platforms.”
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US sanctions Chinese-language Xinbi Guarantee marketplace over cyber scams
The Trump administration, through the US Department of Justice, has sanctioned the Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee and two affiliated organizations. This action is part of a broader effort to combat transnational cybercrime.
Lucy QuagginSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-09 · 21:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The Trump administration, through the US Department of Justice, has sanctioned the Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee and two affiliated organizations. This action is part of a broader effort to combat transnational cybercrime. The Justice Department also seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets linked to the platform, which has over 650,000 users. In a single day, authorities froze more than $52 million in funds suspected of being laundered. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated that the operation targets Chinese transnational criminal enterprises extracting American savings.
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The cybercrime is an 'industrial extraction of American savings run by Chinese transnational criminal enterprises and platforms.'
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Xinbi Guarantee has over 650,000 users.
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Over US$52 million in potentially laundered funds were frozen in one day.
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The US seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to Xinbi Guarantee.
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The US sanctioned Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee and two affiliated organizations over cyber scams.
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