Investigation: How did cryptocurrency become an accomplice in the kidnapping and murder of Filipino overseas Chinese leaders? "(Author Bitrace) In April 2025, well-known Filipino Chinese businessman Guo Congyuan and his driver were kidnapped, and their families paid a ransom of 26 million yuan, but the two were still killed. The investigation shows that the ransom was exchanged into USDT and laundered through Cambodian encrypted payment tool HuionePay and local online gambling platforms such as Jiuding Group and White Horse Club. During this period, funds were transferred using cross chain bridges,