Telegram temporarily shut down huge online markets selling tools for major cryptocurrency scams, impacting billions of dollars in illegal activity.
Despite this initial success, these scam operations quickly reappeared under new names and continued their illicit activities on Telegram.
A new marketplace, even connected to the old banned ones, rapidly expanded, reaching a similar scale as its predecessors.
This demonstrates the resilience and adaptability of these criminal networks and the challenges faced by platforms in effectively combating them.