DOJ forfeiture D.D.C. 1:26-cv-02644: xzyiar[.]top / Brightcoin pig-butchering wallets; Tether froze 2,117,677.97 USDT
- Scam type: Pig butchering
- Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
- Project or site name: Brightcoin / xzyiar.top
- Incident date: 2024-05-16
- Reported: 2026-10-17
- Last updated: 2026-10-17
The complaint in United States v. Approximately 2,117,677.97 USDT (D.D.C. 1:26-cv-02644, filed July 28, 2026) describes two victims of a crypto investment fraud. Victim 1 was told to track her investments in a "CoinMetro" app; her family later found she had been dealing with a fraudulent website, xzyiar[.]top. Victim 2 was contacted on WhatsApp and told to trade on "Brightcoin" (brightcoin[.]cc). On-chain, the complaint's first two Victim 1 transfers (about $2,500 on May 16 and about $9,500 on May 23, 2024, ¶45–46) match deposits into deposit address 0x2104f1f1450046aede0e9f15bcf842998a954ce6…
Other addresses in this report: 0xf322a3328f617b9f3d44a088373d1106b6c5e97e, 0xc2b59cc404f76a63cf3454a772cb19e210e97ec9, 0xdc204389d1f7b923eeec3a1e342fff1fbeaa1a51, 0x2104f1f1450046aede0e9f15bcf842998a954ce6, 0xe1448e32bd5130b5bba1034e96f494982836c202, 0xc3dbad415d1fa4b56f8ff1f40e43c401045a9ea3, 0x35d6b72ebe461940e534c0854c7016ac9cbed25b, 0x8c00c947a8b379cd20565f2693ab6c8a3c8269e4, 0x2a630a523c85a4bd6411bb8b35bb1d916bbb77bb, 0xe2cf44e38184d0c9e37af0f3daf1ba7656d55a87, 0x1eefbca8d3b795491762784cce6e26de9f596501, 0x383fa093f947ed2a4bef13d1f63b4005adcb87de, 0x341a04342360dc93f181d8d586826e52fe001425, 0xdd23ee55325ce2d721e82c26b8d5ea3c04b48cf7
Websites in this report: xzyiar.top