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Chinese Shenyang Police Bust Cross-border Illegal Forex Case, Involving Bitcoin, Tether, and Other Cryptocurrencies in Wash Trading Transaction

2025.12.20 13:32:47

December 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese national named Tong has drawn high attention from Chinese police following a U.S. tip alleging his involvement in money laundering for drug traffickers. To verify the allegations, China’s Ministry of Public Security tasked the Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department with investigation work. Tong and another individual, Chen, who attempted to flee the country, were arrested on the spot in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Both were sentenced to imprisonment and fined in September this year. Tong primarily used the hawala system to conduct illegal foreign exchange transactions totaling over 16 million yuan via domestic bank cards. In some transactions, he instructed domestic individuals to purchase virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Tether, then resell them to overseas individuals in exchange for U.S. dollar cash. During the investigation, police also uncovered that some criminals were evading U.S. oversight through large cash withdrawals and virtual currency transactions. Feedback has since been provided to the U.S. via the China-U.S. anti-money laundering cooperation mechanism, and the two sides have reached a consensus to strengthen law enforcement cooperation in anti-money laundering.
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