UAE-Led Scam Crackdown Identifies Over $39 Billion in Funds and Crypto
A UAE-led international operation called Operation Confrontation Ghost identified over $39 billion in funds and crypto tied to fraud, reporting more than 960 arrests and raids on 29 fraud centers. Participating countries are now working toward asset recovery. The scale of the crackdown signals tighter enforcement against crypto-linked fraud, which could weigh on illicit flows but also raises compliance burdens for exchanges and legitimate users.