When Telegram shut down Huione's channels in May 2025, scam transaction volume didn't drop. It migrated within days to a related platform called Tudou Guarantee, with the same controlling parties.
Alex Rabke, VP Americas at Hypernative, used the Huione case to make a structural point during our recent webinar on the onchain fraud prevention blueprint. The platform was a $27B criminal enterprise, larger than Silk Road, but the takedown only affected the venue. The infrastructure built to support thousands of fraud vendors, money laundering services, and scam-site-as-a-service kits kept operating.
This is just one part of a deep dive into fraud prevention put out recently by our security team. Watch the full session on demand: