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: German police have confiscated 50,000 bitcoin worth $2.17 billion in the country's 'most extensive' cryptocurrency seizure ever, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Wednesday 31 January 2024 - 19:52
Story Code : 413956
Source : U.S.News
German Police Seizes $2.17 Billion in Bitcoin in 'Most Extensive' Action Ever
The investigation was supported by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the FBI and a Munich-based forensic IT expert company, it said.
Police said ongoing investigations into commercial money laundering are directed against two suspects who ran a German piracy website until 2013.
The bitcoins were seized after the suspects voluntarily transferred them to official wallets provided by the BKA, it added.
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