According to Bank of Korea, South Korea's producer price index rose 0.2% month-over-month and 7.9% year-over-year in August, rebounding from a 0.4% decline in July. Agricultural and livestock products surged 3.8%, driven by extreme heat that reduced vegetable yields and lowered pig supplies.

According to Chainalysis, North Korean-linked hackers today used the 'Black U' money laundering service on the now-sanctioned Xinbi platform to transfer and clean tens of millions of dollars in stolen crypto assets. The hackers exchanged traceable stolen funds with stablecoins from pig-butchering an

According to Genie Pig morning briefing, on August 10, U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.649% while the Dollar Index held at 99.54. Nasdaq rose 1.30%, with semiconductor-linked sectors showing mixed performance. Risk sentiment strengthened, as evidenced by VIX at 14.90, high-yield spreads at 2.7

According to Hong Kong Police, over the past week, 25 pig butchering fraud cases were detected, resulting in nearly $8.9 million in losses. The largest case involved an insurance agent who lost approximately $3.3 million after being lured into a fake cryptocurrency platform by an online romantic

According to research from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Foscari University of Venice, the University of Melbourne, and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, AI chatbots significantly outperformed human scammers in the trust-building phase of "pig butchering" scams—text-based romance frauds that

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the government filed a civil forfeiture action seeking to recover 2,117,677.97 USDT held in an Ethereum wallet, alleging the assets represent proceeds from an international "pig butchering" investment fraud scheme. Prosecutors say criminals used fake

According to blockchain investigator VAL, a threat actor purchased money laundering services on a dark web forum and received 666,000 USDT in return. Tether subsequently froze all related wallets. Investigation revealed the "cleaned" funds originated from a U.S. "pig butchering" scam victim. The

According to The Business Times, Indonesia tightened inspections on metal exports this month, with particular focus on rare earth elements and uranium content, causing shipment delays on products including alumina and nickel pig iron. The customs authority stated it commissioned independent

According to a Huatai Securities report, on July 9, Wind industry pig prices rebounded from June's average of 9.6 yuan/kg to 11.3 yuan/kg. Industry capacity reduction data from Yongyi Consulting showed acceleration of capacity elimination in the second quarter of 2026. Additionally, Zhengbang

Madhya Pradesh police are investigating a cryptocurrency investment fraud in which a 70-year-old chartered accountant, Ashok Vijayvargiya, lost ₹21.06 crore, approximately $2.2 million, to scammers who befriended him on social media and funneled his funds through a fake trading platform. The