On December 16th, it was reported that the People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan Province, China recently concluded a case involving the use of encrypted currency to trade personal information. The court investigation showed that the defendant, Han, purchased over 82.24 million pieces of personal information for 500 yuan in 2021 on QQ, including 7.27 million pieces of ID card photos, 30.69 million pieces of car owner information, and 1.07 million pieces of bank user information. In March 2023, Han sold the information on platforms such as QQ, WeChat, and Telegram for USDT priced at 1.5 yuan per piece and cooperated with courier Wu to obtain courier transaction information. Han made a profit of 770 yuan by exchanging the information on the Ouyi platform. The court sentenced Han to one year and eight months in prison and a fine of 3,000 yuan for the crime of infringing on citizens' personal information, while co-defendant Wu was sentenced to eight months in prison and a one-year-four-month suspended sentence, as well as a fine of 2,000 yuan.