Crypto Chaos: Telegram’s Wild West of Scams and Secrets
In 2025, the black market for crypto scams has evolved from the dark web to Telegram, with Chinese-speaking scammers running the world’s largest illicit online marketplace. Despite bans, platforms like Tudou Guarantee thrive, pulling billions monthly. Telegram’s stance on “financial freedom” enables this booming industry. But critics say they’re hosting Craigslist for crypto scammers.
Hot Take:
Move over dark web, Telegram is the new shady neighbor you need to keep an eye on. Who knew that all it takes to run the world’s largest illicit marketplace is a messaging app, a sprinkle of persistence, and a little Mandarin fluency? It’s like the cybercriminals traded in their hoodies for onesies and are now just chilling on Telegram. Who needs the dark web when you have group chats?
Key Points:
- Telegram hosts massive Chinese-speaking crypto scam markets.
- Tudou Guarantee and Xinbi Guarantee are top players, pulling in billions monthly.
- These markets dwarf historical dark-web counterparts like AlphaBay and Silk Road.
- Telegram and Tether are critiqued for facilitating these illicit activities.
- Global cooperation is needed to combat this rampant cybercrime industry.