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Finance

German Police Seize $2.1B Worth of Bitcoin in Piracy Sting

One of the suspects voluntarily transferred the bitcoin to the Federal Criminal Police Office.

German police announce $2.1B bitcoin seizure (Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

Policy

Tether Worth $9M Tied to 'Pig Butchering' Scams Is Seized by U.S. DOJ

Tether said Monday it froze $225 million of its USDT stablecoin in light of DOJ investigations.

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Policy

India's Central Bureau of Investigation Appoints Liminal to Manage Seized Digital Assets

Liminal has already supported the CBI in an operation by assembling a specialized team to safely store seized assets.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Policy

Israel Seized $1.7M in Crypto From Iranian Military and Hezbollah With Chainalysis' Aid

The Israeli government seized the crypto wallets after an order from Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier this week,.

(Eduardo Castro/Pixabay)

Finance

Turkish Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $40M in Illegal Gambling Sting

Investigators are probing a $135 million transaction that links back to organized crime groups in the country's capital city Ankara.

Ankara, Turkey (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)

Videos

Judge Stays Release of Couple Suspected for Laundering $4.5B in BTC From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

A federal judge has halted the release of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, two individuals suspected of conspiring to launder $4.5 billion from the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex. This comes as U.S. officials seized 94,000 BTC, worth over $3.6 billion tied to the hack. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the Department of Justice's largest financial seizure ever.

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