Fact-check · Oct 21, 2026
“We seized Xinbei criminal marketplace and restrained $52,000,000”
TRUE
What the record shows
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force and Treasury Department restrained $52 million in cryptocurrency from Xinbi Guarantee marketplace in September 2026.
Multiple federal agencies (DOJ, Treasury, Secret Service) confirmed restraint of approximately $52 million in crypto from Xinbi Guarantee in coordinated action announced September 9, 2026.
Sources
- Scam Center Strike Force Conducts Seizures of Chinese-Run Illicit Scammer Marketplace, and Restrains $52 Million in Laundered Crypto Scammer Funds In One Day
- DOJ Restrains $52 Million in Crypto Tied to Chinese Scam Marketplace Xinbi
- DOJ Restrains $52 Million in Crypto Tied to Chinese Scam Marketplace Xinbi
- DOJ Strike Force Seizes Scam Marketplace, Restrains $52 ...
- Chinese Scam Marketplace Moved $24 Billion. The Feds Just Hit It.
- US seizes crypto from Xinbi
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