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Bitcoin seizure tied to Clifton Collins reaches 1,000 BTC after Ireland and Europol secure another 500 BTC from a dormant wallet. origin »
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A wallet on the Bitcoin blockchain associated with U.S. government seizure funds moved approximately 0.3346 BTC, roughly $23,000, marking the first on-chain transfer from a federal forfeiture account since late 2025, according to blockchain analytics data. Data flagged by on-chain…
2026-3-4 09:04 | |
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Crypto scams are making headlines again. A Chinese woman was sentenced to 11 years in a UK prison. Police confiscated 61,000 BTC in the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. The case shows the importance of checking projects before investing.
2025-11-14 21:00 | |
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UK may return £640M to fraud victims but keep $6. 4B gains from seized Bitcoin, sparking debate. Largest crypto seizure ever: 61,000 BTC worth $7. 24B confiscated in UK fraud case. Officials warn legal battles could delay victim payouts if UK keeps Bitcoin windfall.
2025-10-2 14:47 | |
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Chinese national Zhimin Qian has been convicted of illegally acquiring and possessing 61,000 BTC after five years of allegedly ‘evading justice.’ The woman has been known as the goddess of wealth in China due to her crypto-related schemes. According to…
2025-10-1 12:13 | |
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Germany’s discovery of 45,000 dormant Bitcoin from the Movie2K seizure sparks market buzz. Analysts highlight the best altcoins to buy now for 2025 growth.
2025-9-15 02:59 | |
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The U.S. government may have a maximum of 88,000 BTC available for its newly announced Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, according to Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Research. In a Mar. 7 post on X, Thorn noted that while the…
2025-3-7 08:07 | |
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The U. S Department of Justice is in the news today after it announced its second-largest Bitcoin seizure ever. This was made towards the end of 2021 in connection with Silk Road, the infamous dark webThe post U.
2022-11-8 18:00 | |
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James Zhong stole over $3 billion BTC from Silk Road by committing wire fraud and possibly faces over 20 years in prison in the latest U.S. seizure.
2022-11-8 19:47 | |
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Bitfinex LEO Token has been rallying in the past week, as U. S. authorities allegedly captured the bad actors that took over 100,000 BTC from the platform back in 2016. LEO was created as a utility token as part of a mechanism to compensate the victims of the attack and repaid them for their losses.
2022-2-16 01:00 | |
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The couple Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan were arrested on charges of being answerable for the 2016 hack on Bitfinex. The couple is accused of attempting to launder more than 119,000 BTC of stolen funds from the exchange.
2022-2-9 00:12 | |
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Binance recruits a former IRS top agent to lead its new intelligence agency in a bid to improve regulatory compliance. Tigran Gambaryan was involved in the Silk Road investigation that led to the closure of the illegal marketplace and seizure of over $1 billion in BTC.
2021-10-2 00:22 | |
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While officials conduct the largest “crypto seizure for back taxes in Korean history,” FSC Chairman warns that cryptos can crash into nothing if exchanges are not approved under the VASP license. Koreans meanwhile remain more interested in Doge and XRP than BTC and ETH.
2021-6-23 17:53 | |
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The FBI may have access to a lot more BTC in hacking group's addresses.
2021-6-10 05:45 | |
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2021-5-14 12:21 | |
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When $1 billion in bitcoin (BTC) moved on Nov 3, 2020, from a Silk Road wallet, speculations were aplomb. The US government soon revealed that they had taken the bitcoin in the largest cryptocurrency seizure in history.
2020-11-7 22:08 | |
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Liquid, the sidechain network developed by the company Blockstream, saw 870 bitcoins ($8 million) frozen in moderation queue due to a seizure from a number of the network’s functionaries. The founder of the Summa project, James Prestwich, explained on Twitter that the emergency 2-of-3 controlled 870 bitcoin “violates Liquid’s security model.
2020-6-29 18:30 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) up 19. 3 percent China changing its wordings on Bitcoin Steadfast as they are, Bitcoin bulls could get a shot in the arm in days ahead. That’s albeit news of Bitcoin mining gear seizure in Iran.
2019-6-29 21:00 | |
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The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrencies have been in the news because of positive developments as well as instances of fraudsters using the decentralized property of the digital assets to conduct nefarious activities.
2019-4-18 00:30 | |
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A Judge In Toronto Ruled Drug Dealer Has To Pay $1. 4 Million In BTC Holdings According to a recent report released by the local daily news outlet The Star, a Judge in Toronto ruled that a drug dealer will have to pay $1.
2019-4-4 20:25 | |
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CipherTrace, a blockchain forensics company, makes headlines today for its role in the seizure of $1. 4 million in bitcoins that may have been destined for illicit usage. In the resulting court case, David Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace was called upon to serve as the first ever Bitcoin expert witness.
2019-3-6 19:18 | |
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UK police convert BTC to pound after seizure from money launderer.
2018-7-21 23:19 | |
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US Prosecutors seized over $22 million in assets from two men in Maryland on charges of production and selling counterfeit drugs through the Dark Web. $17 million (at the time of seizure) of the amount was in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies.
2018-6-28 04:00 | |
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BitGrail, one of the cryptocurrency exchange platforms, based in Italy has released an official statement that all the Bitcoin [BTC] in the BitGrail’s wallet was seized in the pursuit of the orders from Tribunal of Florence.
2018-6-18 20:53 | |
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Irish authorities seized 500 Bitcoin from a wallet tied to Clifton Collins after Europol helped restore access years later.
Bitcoin Magazine Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills and Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted in Foiled Madrid Kidnapping A Canadian crypto entrepreneur survived a kidnapping attempt in Madrid, after witnesses alerted police and helped foil the attack.
An ex-Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was sentenced to prison for his role in extorting victims alongside a jailed crypto figure. Michael Coberg, who served as a deputy with the department, was handed a 63-month prison sentence for helping…
Bitcoin Magazine Former LAPD Officer Convicted in $350,000 Bitcoin Kidnapping and Home Invasion A jury in Los Angeles convicted former Los Angeles Police Department officer Eric Halem of kidnapping and robbery after he and three alleged accomplices posed as police to steal $350,000 in bitcoin from a 17-year-old during a 2024 home invasion.
Two suspects tied to a South American cargo theft ring were arrested after Los Angeles police recovered over $3. 9 million in stolen goods—including $2. 7 million worth of Bitcoin mining computers intercepted at LAX.
Russian crypto exchange CEO was detained by Polish police due to fraud and money laundering; the perpetrator will be extradited to the United States. Police in Poland have arrested Dmitriv Vasiliev because of the breaking of Polish privacy laws. This…