๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผ
โ What happened?
The U.S. has shut down 145 websites linked to BidenCash, a dark web market accused of selling millions of stolen credit cards and private info. They also seized an undisclosed amount of crypto tied to the operation.
๐ About BidenCash:
Launched in March 2022
Had over 117,000 users
Sold 15M+ stolen card numbers & personal data
Made over $17M in illegal revenue
๐งจ The platform even gave away 3.3M stolen card records for free to attract new criminals.
๐ฐ Crypto Seized:
U.S. courts approved the seizure of crypto linked to BidenCash, but the exact amount was not revealed.
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Who led the case?
The investigation was led by:
U.S. Secret Service (Frankfurt office)
FBI (Albuquerque office)
Cybercrime teams targeting dark web and crypto criminals
๐ Bigger Picture:
This is part of a broader crackdown on crypto-fueled cybercrime:
May 2025: Operation RapTor shut down global dark web drug markets, seizing $200M in assets
March 2025: U.S. sanctioned crypto addresses tied to the Nemesis darknet site (received $850K+ in BTC/XMR)
๐ According to TRM Labs, darknet markets earned $1.7B in 2024, mostly run by Russian-speaking groups facing little risk of enforcement.
๐ข The war on crypto-enabled cybercrime is heating up. Could this reshape how governments regulate crypto next?
