Elliptic experts said that despite the blocking of the largest illegal Huione Guarantee crypto -boiledplace on May 13, other fraudulent sites in Telegram continue to actively function and attract customers.

According to analysts, after blocking the Huione Guarantee, administrators and sellers began to go on a massive order to Tudou Guarantee-similar in functionality of the Telegram site. Its activity doubled, and the volume of illegal transactions reached a level similar to its predecessor.

Telegram deleted channels and accounts associated with Huione Guarantee after the publication of the Elliptic report, which exposed the money laundering scheme and fraud in Southeast Asia. The platform provided transactions for more than $ 27 billion.

According to experts, at the moment, more than 30 cryptocurrency fraudulent platforms continue to work in Telegram. They provide infrastructure for organized criminal groups laundering with USDT stablecoin.

The report states that despite the complete termination of Huione Guarantee, the Huione Pay payment service continues to process cryptocurrency transactions. This indicates that even after blocking the main part of the infrastructure, the services associated with it remain active.

Closing a separate platform does not solve the problem of illegal cryptocurrency operations. While Telegram remains the main hosting of illegal cryptors and the fight against them requires new approaches, experts summed up.

Earlier, analysts of the Russian company “Kaspersky Laboratory” reported the discovery of SparkKitty-a new malicious program for iOS and Android, created for the theft of cryptocurrencies for users from Southeast Asia and China.