@zachxbt: **BREAKING**: Circle froze the USDC balance of 16 hot wallets for various businesses late yesterday.
- Scam type: Scam
- Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
- Reported: 2026-04-24
- Last updated: 2026-04-24
Crypto crime address reported by @zachxbt (ZachXBT crypto fraud investigator — hacks, scams, rugpulls with on-chain evidence). Message context: **BREAKING**: Circle froze the USDC balance of 16 hot wallets for various businesses late yesterday. I spoke with one of the affected businesses directly and they stated it was due to an ongoing US civil case whose details are not yet disclosed. I reviewed the onchain activity and the exchanges, casinos, forex businesses do not appear to be related at all to each other. **Why was the request ... Source: https://t.me/zachxbt/304