**[U.S. Department of Justice Teams Up with Tech Giants to Freeze $3.8 Million in Fraud-Linked Crypto Assets, Cracking Down on Southeast Asian Transnational Crime]** Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Department of Justice launched an operation called "Disruption Week," collaborating with tech companies such as Coinbase, SpaceX, Meta, and Apple to freeze over $3.8 million in stolen crypto assets, targeting organized crypto scams originating from Southeast Asia. During this operation, the government and private companies shared information, successfully disrupting more than 1.4 million social media and email accounts and assisting in the arrest of seven fraud suspects. The Department of Justice stated that this effort demonstrates the power of collaboration between the government and the private sector in preventing more Americans from falling victim. FBI data shows that in 2025, losses from crypto scams in the U.S. reached nearly $11.4 billion, a 22% year-over-year increase. Previously, companies like Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance also assisted in freezing $12 million in fraud-related funds. (Decrypt)