Fact-check findings
What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read Anwen Technology Co. Ltd. (XinbiPay / NewPay) against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
These findings are produced by an automated reviewer, and its results vary between runs: the same page, checked three times on the same day, came back with 15%, 20% and 34% of its claims disputed, mostly because each run extracted a different number of claims. Treat what follows as leads, not rulings.
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partially supported
3 claimsThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #5[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Coordinated Law Enforcement Action
“The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office had separately designated Xinbi Guarantee on March 26, 2026, making it the first country to sanction the network; the U.S. action followed roughly six months later.”
reviewerUK FCDO designated Xinbi on March 26, 2026, the first country to do soDate confirmed. The 'first country' wording was not seen in the fetched Treasury text. - #6[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“Telegram bans Xinbi Guarantee and competing marketplace channels from its platform.”
reviewerTelegram banned Xinbi in March 2025Source gives spring 2025, not specifically March. The page body itself says spring 2025. - #7[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Scale of Alleged Illicit Activity and Pig-Butchering Connection
“Anwen's specific contribution is limited to the wallet/payment application it is alleged to have built and operated.”
reviewerXinbiPay / NewPay built by Anwen, launched around June 2025Sources say Anwen developed the app; 'operated' is not supported, and Treasury says Xinbi launched it. Development and launch date are confirmed.
confirmed
4 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #1[confirmed][no action needed]in the summary
“The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Anwen Technology on September 9, 2026 for materially supporting Xinbi Guarantee”
reviewerOFAC designated Anwen Technology on September 9, 2026 for materially supporting Xinbi GuaranteeTreasury release confirms the designation date, the co-designated entities (SafeW, Xinbi) and the executive orders cited. - #2[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Scale of Alleged Illicit Activity and Pig-Butchering Connection
“Treasury figures cited by Chainalysis state that Xinbi Guarantee's ecosystem has processed the equivalent of more than $24 billion in digital assets and fiat currency since approximately 2022, with 52 designated addresses receiving over $8.4 billion in stablecoins alone.”
reviewerXinbi Guarantee processed more than $24 billion since about 2022 (Treasury figure)Matches both Treasury and Chainalysis. - #3[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Scale of Alleged Illicit Activity and Pig-Butchering Connection
“TRM Labs placed total marketplace throughput at over $36 billion, including roughly $17 billion in documented inflows, and reported that Xinbi's Telegram channel had 657,643 subscribers as of September 2026, with XinbiPay's hot wallet allegedly processing $94.6 million in withdrawals in December 2025 alone.”
reviewerTRM Labs: over $36B throughput, 657,643 Telegram subscribers, $94.6M XinbiPay hot wallet withdrawals in Dec 2025All figures match the TRM post. - #4[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Coordinated Law Enforcement Action
“DOJ separately seized roughly $12 million held in two wallets allegedly used by Xinbi to collect vendor payments and sought restraint of 47 additional wallets, contributing to a total of more than $52 million in cryptocurrency restrained in a single coordinated action.”
reviewerDOJ seized about $12M from two wallets; over $52M restrained; 47 additional wallets; DC court authorized Telegram channel seizure Sept 7Consistent across sources.