Buying arson with 3000 USDT leaves a full on-chain trail—this is arguably the first lesson in using a transparent ledger to run illicit activities.

According to reports cited by Protos from BBC, The Financial Times of the UK, and The Guardian, a Telegram user related to a Russian sabotage network, "El Money," once offered 3,000 pounds worth of USDT to 22-year-old Ukrainian man Roman Lavrynovych, demanding that he set fire to properties associated with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and ensure the incident made national news. Investigations revealed that the crypto address provided by Lavrynovych also received funds transferred from a wallet linked to the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. Two defendants have been convicted of conspiracy to commit arson and are scheduled for sentencing this Friday.