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Chinese woman convicted after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure

Chinese woman convicted after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure 1 hour ago Share Save Osmond Chia Business reporter, Singapore Share Save Metropolitan Police Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, was convicted on Monday A Chinese national has been convicted of playing a key role in what is believed to be the single largest cryptocurrency seizure in the world, worth more than £5bn ($6.7bn). Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty on Monday at Southwark Crown Court, London of ill

UK convicts "Bitcoin Queen" in world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure

The Metropolitan Police has secured a conviction in what is believed to be the world's largest cryptocurrency seizure, valued at more than £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion). Zhimin Qian, 47, also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty today at Southwark Crown Court to acquiring and possessing criminal property under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Police said she conducted a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme that defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017. Qian was the mas