According to a report by Tobacco Online, the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau of Liuzhou City, Guangxi, in cooperation with the public security department, has successfully eradicated a criminal gang that uses virtual currency Tether (USDT) for illegal tobacco transactions. It is reported that the "Virtual Currency Cigarette Trading Situation Awareness System" of Liuzhou Tobacco Joint Logistics Command Data Center has synchronized the entire chain ledger to obtain virtual currency transaction data by building blockchain nodes, and cooperated with the public security department to accurately arrest 12 local suspects involved in the case in Liuzhou. 84400 illegal cigarettes were seized, involving 28625 USDT in virtual currency transactions.