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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Arpan Rai

Chinese woman convicted in UK after record £5.5bn bitcoin seizure

A Chinese woman has been convicted in Britain after what police described as the world’s single largest cryptocurrency seizure – worth more than £5.5bn.

Zhimin Qian, 47, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Monday to charges of illegally acquiring and possessing vast amounts in the form of bitcoin.

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