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The group reportedly helped funnel proceeds from crypto scams such as fake investment schemes, often called <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/pig-butchering-scams-top-2024-crypto-fraud-with-3-6-billion-in-losses\/\">\u201cpig butchering\u201d frauds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-hints-at-future-us-bitcoin-acquisition-plans\/\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent<\/a> explained that the proposed move was necessary to dismantle Huione\u2019s access to global banking services and weaken its ability to launder stolen funds.<\/p>\n<p>He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Huione Group has established itself as the marketplace of choice for malicious cyber actors like the DPRK and criminal syndicates, who have stolen billions of dollars from everyday Americans. Today\u2019s proposed action will sever Huione Group\u2019s access to correspondent banking, degrading these groups\u2019 ability to launder their ill-gotten gains.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Over $4 billion laundered<\/h2>\n<p>FinCEN\u2019s investigation claims that Huione Group processed over $4 billion in suspicious transactions between August 2021 and January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Of this amount, at least $37 million reportedly came from North Korean-linked hacks, $36 million from <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nigerian-investors-blindsided-by-massive-cbex-ponzi-scheme\/\">crypto investment scams<\/a>, and nearly $300 million from other online frauds.<\/p>\n<p>US authorities believe the group operates a network of companies that serve different roles in its laundering operations.<\/p>\n<p>These include Huione Pay, a fiat payment processor; Huione Crypto, a virtual asset service; and Haowang Guarantee, a marketplace dealing in illegal goods and services. The network has even <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/shadowy-marketplace-huione-launches-usdh-stablecoin-to-evade-scrutiny\/\">issued its stablecoin<\/a> to support transactions across these platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Despite public evidence of widespread abuse, Huione entities lacked visible anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) policies. FinCEN noted that Huione failed to detect suspicious transactions, including one instance where it unknowingly received funds tied to a North Korean cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>The platform appears to operate outside typical oversight or regulations, similar to historical darknet marketplaces like Silk Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Treasury\u2019s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed banning Cambodia\u2019s Huione Group from accessing the American financial system, according to a May 1 statement. 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