Chen Zhi's lawyer filed a motion with the U.S. Federal Court in New York to dismiss the government's seizure of the Bitcoin he controls, arguing that there is a lack of evidence supporting the fraud charges and questioning the timeline of the seizure. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the forfeiture of 127,271 Bitcoins, worth approximately $15 billion. Human rights organizations warn that after the scam camp was shut down, many trafficked workers face the risk of re-sale.

Massachusetts federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit seeking to recover 327,829.72 USDT involved in a cryptocurrency scam through a dating app. The suspect used the fake identity "Linda Brown" to lure victims into investing, and the victims discovered they had been scammed after withdrawal attempts failed. The case highlights the increasing vigilance of U.S. regulators against romance-related crypto scams.

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia announced that the Special Task Force of the Fraud Center has frozen and seized over $580 million in cryptocurrency, primarily from scam networks in Southeast Asia. The task force is dedicated to combating transnational "pig-butchering" scams and will do its best to return the funds to the victims.