China Seeks Confiscation of 61,800 Bitcoin in UK Fraud Case

Chinese prosecutors are seeking the confiscation of more than 61,800 Bitcoin (BTC) seized in the United Kingdom, putting a substantial crypto holding at the center of an effort tied to a $5.7 billion investment fraud. The move covers Bitcoin and other assets connected to a case valued at $5.7 billion. Those figures describe separate measures: the coin count is the amount of Bitcoin sought, while the dollar figure is the stated size of the fraud. It is not a valuation of the Bitcoin itself. The case involves Qian Zhimin, who is serving a prison sentence in the UK.