UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin

admin October 13, 2026 Leave a Comment

The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to defrauding thousands of people in China.

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