Recently, news has emerged that U.S. authorities seized over $61 million worth of USDT from a romance scam network. It appears to be a method called "pig-batching," but looking at the characteristics of the scammers, they are becoming truly sophisticated.

They combine emotional manipulation with false investment platforms to lure victims. A characteristic of the scammers is that they disperse funds across multiple wallets to make tracking difficult. However, the key point here is the transparency of the blockchain. By utilizing forensic technology, authorities can reconstruct the seemingly complex flow of funds.

A notable tactic used by scammers is clustering addresses to get an overall picture. Blockchain records are public and immutable, so no matter how they try to hide, traces will always remain. The ability of Tether to freeze tokens at specific addresses also played a decisive role in preventing fund outflows.

What this incident reveals is that transparency is the greatest deterrent in the world of digital assets. Understanding scammers' tactics and leveraging blockchain technology can significantly help prevent scam damages. At the same time, it has reinforced how important the cooperation of stablecoin issuers is. Not just technology alone, but protocol-level responses are essential to make measures truly effective.