{"id":30596,"date":"2025-06-06T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=30596"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:31:44","slug":"dark-markets-reborn-illicit-crypto-platforms-quietly-return-via-telegram-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=30596","title":{"rendered":"Dark Markets Reborn? Illicit Crypto Platforms Quietly Return Via Telegram\u2014Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to blockchain intelligence experts, two major Telegram channels banned in mid\u2010May have quietly reappeared under new names. The move shows how some crypto crime outfits can bounce back almost immediately. They use simple steps to keep trading, even after high\u2010profile bans.<\/p>\n

Rebranding And Rapid Return<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On May 13, Telegram shut down the Huione<\/a> Guarantee and Xinbi<\/a> Guarantee channels. Within days, though, both were active again under fresh handles.<\/p>\n

Based on reports from TRM Labs<\/a>, Huione Group still runs private \u201cVIP\u201d channels for select vendors. They even relaunched their crypto exchange, taking payments in their own USDH stablecoin. That meant the ban was only a small hurdle.<\/p>\n

Huge Transaction Volumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Huione wasn\u2019t a tiny operation. It handled over $80 billion in crypto deals from 2021 to now. Xinbi managed over $8.4 billion in USDT trades since 2022. Those figures make them bigger than many darknet markets before they went under.<\/p>\n

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For perspective, Hydra, one of the largest underground markets at its peak, handled less volume before it collapsed in 2022. These markets move huge sums, and that draws more attention than smaller forums ever could.<\/p>\n

Enforcement Steps And Limits<\/strong><\/p>\n

US regulators did take action. Just two weeks before the ban, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network listed Huione Group as a \u201cprimary money laundering concern.\u201d On May 29, the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control added Funnull Technology to its sanctions list.<\/p>\n

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Funnull,<\/a> based in the Philippines, was linked to Huione services. Yet, even these steps didn\u2019t stop everything. One main Huione group saw membership fall from more than 800,000 to about 250,000, but it stayed open.<\/p>\n

Xinbi\u2019s team even teased a relaunch under the name \u201cXinbi 2.0,\u201d and some users worried about a possible exit scam if the operators ran off with funds.<\/p>\n


\nShifting To New Venues<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Telegram blocked these channels, some vendors skipped over to Tudou Guarantee, a site back in 2024 by Huione. TRM Labs noted that Tudou\u2019s user count jumped nearly 30% after the bans. Other operators are now eyeing platforms like ChatMe and SafeW.<\/p>\n

These apps work like Telegram but don\u2019t have the same kind of third\u2010party moderation. That leaves room for illicit trading. In other words, the networks don\u2019t truly disappear\u2014they just move to a new house.<\/p>\n

Guarantee Market Model<\/strong><\/p>\n

These groups aren\u2019t selling drugs or weapons directly. Instead, they act as an escrow service for illegal deals. Sellers post a security deposit. That deposit can be lost if they rip someone off.<\/p>\n

Buyers pick services or goods\u2014fake IDs, SIM cards, even surveillance tools. Bots help manage orders. All payments run through crypto, so it\u2019s hard to track who\u2019s who. This setup makes it easy for big fraud rings to buy exactly what they need.<\/p>\n

Featured image from PeopleImages\/Getty Images<\/i>, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to blockchain intelligence experts, two major Telegram channels banned in mid\u2010May have quietly reappeared under new names. The move shows how some crypto crime outfits can bounce back almost immediately. They use simple steps to keep trading, even after high\u2010profile bans. Rebranding And Rapid Return On May 13, Telegram shut down the Huione Guarantee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-30596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}