The US Department of Justice seizes $9 million worth of USDT related to the "pig-killing" scam.
According to BlockBeats news on November 22nd, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had seized $9 million worth of USDT due to its connection with a "pig-killing" scam organization. The confiscation was carried out after special agents and analysts from the US Secret Service tracked the victims' deposits laundered through multiple cryptocurrencies. The Department of Justice referred to this technique as "chain hopping" in a news release issued on Tuesday. (CoinDesk)