UK Court Ruling Boosts Government's Chances of Keeping $5 Billion in Seized Bitcoin
A UK court decision supports the government's retention of 61,000 BTC seized during an investigation into fraudster Zhimin Qian.
First reported by CoinDesk, 1h 26m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 13 Oct 2026. CoinDesk published first, on 13 October at 09:25 UTC; decrypt.co followed 1h 27m later. The most recent article, from The Block, appeared on 13 October at 11:38 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: CoinDesk (major outlet), decrypt.co, The Block.
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- Metropolitan Police
- Zhimin Qian