The FBI just pulled off the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture in US government history — seizing more than $8 billion. The funds tied to a sprawling network of “scam compounds” stretching from Cambodia to Myanmar to Dubai. Operation Blackout dismantled criminal enterprises running fraudulent crypto investment schemes against ordinary Americans. In some cases, trafficked workers ran the fraud operations — people coerced into the compounds against their will. Here’s a breakdown of what happened, how Starlink got involved, and why it matters well beyond the crypto world.

What Is a Scam Compound — and Why Should You Care?

A scam compound isn’t a tech startup. It’s a physical building — often in Southeast Asia — where…