The operational backbone of the pig butchering industry is not Bitcoin. It is Tether (USDT) running on the TRON blockchain. In 2024 and 2025, Chinese Money Laundering Networks (CMLNs) overwhelmingly selected TRON as their primary transport layer for moving illicit funds from US victims to Southeast Asian compounds. The data confirms a near-total abandonment of Ethereum for these specific flows due to cost and speed efficiencies.
Criminal syndicates operate with the efficiency of high-frequency trading firms. The choice of TRON (TRC20) over Ethereum (ERC20) is a calculated financial decision. Chainalysis data from mid-2024 reveals the disparity. Huione Pay, a cambodia-based merchant platform central to these operations, received $47 billion in cryptocurrency inflows on TRON compared to just $1.9 billion on Ethereum. This represents a 24:1 preference ratio for the TRON network.
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