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Former Chinese takeaway worker jailed for money laundering after police seized 61,000 bitcoins — currently worth $4 billion
Authorities were alerted when the British-Chinese woman attempted to buy London properties valued a…
Nathan Rennolds
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The Feds are transferring bitcoin to Coinbase from a $2 billion crypto wallet seized from Silk Road
The Silk Road was a global e-commerce site for illegal drugs, weapons, and other illicit activities…
Matthew Fox
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Mark Cuban says Silicon Valley's bet on Trump is a 'bitcoin play'
Cuban said that tech executives aren't drawn to Trump because he is a "far stronger proponent of cr…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A Chinese takeaway worker who had 61,000 bitcoin worth $1.8 billion seized by police found guilty of money laundering
Jian Wen was convicted of money laundering in a London court on Wednesday after police seized 61,00…
George Glover
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3 reasons why bitcoin could soar to $100,000 this year, according to Anthony Scaramucci
Bitcoin could eventually rocket to $170k - and the crypto is still on track to hit $100k this year,…
Jennifer Sor
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Bitcoin plummets as $9 billion Mt. Gox payout begins and government selling adds pressure
The bankrupt Mt. Gox crypto exchange still holds about 140,000 bitcoin and has started to repay cre…
Matthew Fox
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Romanian prosecutors ask to seize properties, 15 luxury cars, 14 watches, and bitcoin worth $560K from Andrew Tate
Romania's Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism has charged Andrew Tat…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Police seize $2.7 million of crypto from a British teenager in a credit card fraud scheme
Lincolnshire Police seized more than 48 bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from a boy engaging in o…
Carla Mozée
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Bitcoin buyers are flooding a German law enforcement website as authorities sell seized crypto at a discount
The auction's minimum required bid was 42,400 euros ($49,197), while bitcoin on Monday traded above…
Carla Mozée
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Germany seizes $25 million in bitcoin as it shuts down a Russian-language darknet marketplace for illegal drugs
Roughly 17 million customers and more than 19,000 seller accounts were registered on the Hydra dark…
Carla Mozée
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The Justice Department said that it seized $3.4 billion in bitcoin stolen a decade ago through the 'Silk Road' dark web
The Justice Department said Monday that it seized the bitcoin from a 32-year-old man in Georgia who…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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UK law enforcement has reportedly seized $435 million worth of crypto in criminal investigations in the last 5 years
The London Metropolitan Police discovered most of the illicit bitcoin, seizing £294 million, or $39…
Natasha Dailey
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Germany seizes $25 million in bitcoin by shutting down illegal darknet marketplace 'Hydra Market'
"Among other things, there is a suspicion of the commercial operation of criminal trading platforms…
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Finland is looking to hire a broker to sell 1,981 bitcoins seized in drug bust
The bitcoins, worth around $79 million at time of publication, are currently with Finnish Customs a…
Isabelle Lee
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BlackRock applied to launch a bitcoin fund. Then came the conspiracy theories.
Crypto represents another front in conspiracy theories that surround BlackRock, the money managemen…
Rebecca Ungarino
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Brazilian police seized $28 million in bitcoin from an alleged Ponzi scheme in the country's largest crypto seizure ever
Police also arrested five individuals and confiscated 21 luxury cars and other high-value goods rel…
Emily Graffeo
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The US Justice Department is selling $56 million worth of crypto seized in massive bitcoin investment fraud case
The $2 billion BitConnect scheme is the largest cryptocurrency fraud ever criminally charged, the J…
Natasha Dailey
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Hackers raided a Japanese crypto exchange and seized up to $74 million in assets, report says
Japanese crypto exchange Liquid said that bitcoin, ether, XRP and TRX coins were stolen in the hack…
Sophie Kiderlin
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The 'crypto couple' is set to plead guilty to $4.5 billion bitcoin heist. Here's how the saga unfolded.
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, a couple known for walking a leashed Bengal cat, are set to p…
Michelle Mark
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The US government owns $5.5 billion worth of bitcoin. Whether it holds or sells its stash could have a big impact on the token's price.
Several high-profile seizures have made the US government one of the world's largest bitcoin "whale…