🚨 Crypto Crime Busted in Japan! 🚨

- For the first time, Japanese authorities nabbed 18 scammers by cracking Monero (XMR) transactions.

- The gang, led by Yuta Kobayashi, laundered around 100 million yen ($670,000) using this privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

- This historic bust was achieved by analyzing 900 Monero transactions, a first for Japan's law enforcement.

- The investigation kicked off in August, thanks to the newly-formed Cyber Special Investigation Unit.

Stay tuned for more updates as this story unfolds!