BlockBeats News, on December 16, according to The Paper, the People's Court of Wenchang City in Hainan, China, recently concluded a case involving the use of cryptocurrency to trade personal information. Court investigations revealed that the defendant Han purchased over 82.24 million pieces of personal information for 500 yuan via QQ in 2021, including 7.27 million photos of ID cards, 30.69 million vehicle owner information, and 1.07 million bank user information.
In March 2023, Han sold this information through platforms like QQ, WeChat, and Telegram, collaborating with courier Wu to obtain delivery transaction information, pricing each piece at 1.5 yuan in USDT, and profiting 770 yuan through the Ouyi platform. The court sentenced Han to one year and eight months in prison for infringing on citizens' personal information, along with a fine of 3,000 yuan. Co-defendant Wu was sentenced to eight months in prison, with a one-year and four-month suspended sentence, and fined 2,000 yuan.