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Seized but Not Settled: Report Claims China Holds 15,000 BTC Amid Ongoing Policy Uncertainty
16.4.2025
A recent Reuters report reveals that China holds 15,000 bitcoin ( BTC) confiscated through criminal investigations. However, officials are currently entangled in deliberations over how to handle these digital assets, as cryptocurrency trading remains prohibited in the country. Local Governments...
China selling seized crypto to top up coffers as economy slows: Report
16.4.2025
Local governments in China are reportedly seeking ways to offload seized crypto while facing challenges due to the country’s ban on crypto trading and exchanges.The lack of rules around how authorities should handle seized crypto has spawned “inconsistent and opaque approaches”...
China selling seized crypto to top up coffers as economy slows: Report
16.4.2025
Local governments in China are reportedly seeking ways to offload seized crypto while facing challenges due to the country’s ban on crypto trading and exchanges.The absence of clear rules on how authorities should manage seized cryptocurrency has led to “inconsistent and opaque...
US DOJ says it seized Hamas crypto meant to finance terrorism
27.3.2025
The US Justice Department (DOJ) seized more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency intended to benefit the militant group Hamas it said in a statement on March 27. The cryptocurrency with a total value of $201,400 was traced to fundraising addresses allegedly controlled by Hamas and used to launder more...
FBI Seizes $200,000 in Crypto From Hamas-Linked Wallets, Accounts
27.3.2025
The seized funds represent just a portion of the more than $1.5 million in donations that the DOJ alleges flowed through the accounts
$23 Million Seized as Crypto Market Maker Collapses With Guilty Plea
23.3.2025
A crypto market maker admitted to years of fake trading, using custom software to inflate token prices and volumes in a massive scheme to mislead investors. Wash Trading Empire Crushed: DOJ Exposes Years-Long Crypto Volume Scam The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 21 that Gotbit...
Russia civic chamber proposes dedicated fund for confiscated crypto assets
20.3.2025
Amid the growing adoption of cryptocurrency reserves in countries like the United States, legal activists in Russia are pushing to create a potential crypto fund.Evgeny Masharov, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, has proposed creating a government cryptocurrency fund that would include assets...
Sanctioned Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Seized, Operators Charged With Money Laundering
7.3.2025
Garantex was sanctioned in 2022 for facilitating money laundering for ransomware actors and darknet markets
FBI Races to Get $8.2M in Seized Crypto Back Into Victims’ Hands
7.3.2025
Federal authorities move to return $8.2 million in seized cryptocurrency to victims of a widespread crypto fraud scheme that tricked investors through deceptive messages and fake platforms. FBI Seized $8.2M in Crypto—Now They’re Taking Action to Reimburse Victims Federal authorities...
US Loosens Grip on Seized Bitcoin Mining Rigs, but Many Remain Confiscated
7.3.2025
U.S. authorities have begun releasing seized bitcoin mining equipment after months of scrutiny over Chinese-made chips. Thousands of units are freed, but many remain held. US Starts Releasing Seized Bitcoin Mining Equipment U.S. authorities have started releasing some of the cryptocurrency mining...
Trump Signs Order Establishing ‘Digital Fort Knox’ Bitcoin Reserve Funded by Seized Assets
7.3.2025
President Donald Trump enacted an executive directive on Thursday, instructing federal agencies to launch a U.S. strategic bitcoin repository and a complementary repository for other digital currencies, solely funded by assets seized in civil or criminal cases. Trump’s ‘Digital Fort...
US customs may have thought Bitcoin miners were radio frequency devices: Luxor
7.3.2025
Thousands of Bitcoin mining machines had been reportedly seized as US ports of entry since as early as September, but there’s been conflicting information surrounding why
US customs may have thought Bitcoin miners were radio frequency devices: Luxor
7.3.2025
Thousands of Bitcoin mining machines had been reportedly seized as US ports of entry since as early as September, but there’s been conflicting information surrounding why
US customs may have thought Bitcoin miners were radio frequency devices: Luxor
7.3.2025
Thousands of Bitcoin mining machines had been reportedly seized as US ports of entry since as early as September, but there’s been conflicting information surrounding why
US customs may have thought Bitcoin miners were radio frequency devices: Luxor
7.3.2025
Thousands of Bitcoin mining machines had been reportedly seized as US ports of entry since as early as September, but there’s been conflicting information surrounding why
Trump Signs Order Setting Up Bitcoin 'Fort Knox' and Digital Assets Stockpile
7.3.2025
The U.S. president directed his administration to establish a bitcoin reserve to hold seized assets, and it's setting up a separate crypto stockpile
US Customs has started releasing seized crypto miners: Report
6.3.2025
Thousands of crypto miners have started to move out from various US ports of entry after months of delay
US Customs has started releasing seized crypto miners: Report
6.3.2025
Thousands of crypto miners have started to move out from various US ports of entry after months of delay
US Customs has started releasing seized crypto miners: Report
6.3.2025
Thousands of crypto miners have started to move out from various US ports of entry after months of delay
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money