Telegram banned black markets that sold tens of billions of dollars in crypto scam-related services. Now, as those markets rebrand and bounce back, it’s done nothing to stop them.

While Telegram banned Huione and Xinbi Guarantee channels amid pressure from blockchain intelligence firms and U.S. regulators, the broader ecosystem is beginning to bounce back.

Telegram has banned thousands of accounts tied to Haowang Guarantee, which is understood to be the largest online black market in history. Elliptic, a crypto-tracking firm, found that the crypto ...

For context, the Telegram Open Network (TON), initially developed by the Durov brothers and now supported by an independent community, reportedly boasts 900 million monthly users, making it an ...

According to crypto crime trackers Elliptic and Chainalysis, Huione Group is behind Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based market for money laundering services and other tools aimed at supporting ...