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Kieran Guilbert

Chinese woman convicted in UK over €6bn Bitcoin fraud after record crypto seizure

A Chinese woman has been convicted in the UK of a leading role in a Bitcoin fraud after what is believed to be the world's largest cryptocurrency seizure, worth more than 5.5 billion pounds (€6.3 billion).

Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty on Monday at London's Southwark Crown Court to illegally acquiring and possessing the cryptocurrency.

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