Burma approves death penalty for scammers months after FBI's $8 billion crypto crackdown

Myanmar's military-backed parliament has enacted a sweeping new law permitting the death penalty for internet scammers. This legislation specifically targets those who abuse or detain individuals to facilitate cyber scam operations. The approval of these severe penalties follows a major FBI crackdown involving the seizure of $8 billion in Bitcoin from a criminal network. The new legal framework aims to combat the rise of online fraud and the exploitation of victims within cyber scamming networks.