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Telegram Bans Premium Usernames Amid US DOJ Crypto Investigation

10 Sept 2026· CLOM Newsroom· CLOM· 1 min readREGULATION

Telegram has banned a number of premium usernames, including @aaaa, @bbbb, and @cccc, among others. This action follows a US Department of Justice (DOJ) freeze of over $52 million in cryptocurrency associated with Xinbi Guarantee, the owner of these usernames.

Xinbi Guarantee is a Chinese Telegram marketplace that has been linked to approximately $24.2 billion in transactions since 2022.

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