The Latest Breaking News from Zhimin Qian

UK Treasury drawing up new rules to police cryptocurrency markets

Rachel Reeves wants to protect consumers by bringing digital money and assets into the ‘regulatory perimeter’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

'Bitcoin Queen' who laundered $5.6 billion in illicit funds through crypto gets nearly 12 years in prison — UK court hands down sentence

A Chinese scammer who duped almost 130,000 investors out of around $5.6 billion was handed a nearly 12-year prison sentence in a London court.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 13, 2025

The Chinese 'Bitcoin queen', the £5.5bn stash and the five year police chase. Inside London’s crypto wars

With crypto crime soaring, perpetrators bagging billions and even resorting to kidnapping, can law enforcement catch up with the culprits?

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

Chinese fugitive fraudster jailed in the UK over multi-billion crypto scam

Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.

Euronews · Nov 11, 2025

Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

£5bn Bitcoin scammer behind UK’s largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure jailed

Zhimin Qian, 47, has been jailed for 11 years and eight months

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

How Chinese fraudster involved in £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam evaded UK authorities for six years

Zhimin Qian, 47, was arrested in April 2024 in what has been described as the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

Crypto worth £67m found hidden in Bitcoin fraudster’s trousers

Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty to acquiring and possessing criminal property last month

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

$6.75bn Bitcoin Heist Busted: Chinese Fraudster Zhimin Qian Confesses in UK – World's Largest Crypto Seizure Shocks

Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty in UK court over a £5bn Bitcoin scam that defrauded 128,000 victims. Police seized 61,000 BTC in world's largest crypto bust, exposing money laundering risks. Sentencing due 10 November 2025.

International Business Times · Oct 1, 2025

£5bn Bitcoin Heist Busted: Chinese Fraudster Zhimin Qian Confesses in UK – World's Largest Crypto Seizure Shocks

Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty in UK court over a £5bn Bitcoin scam that defrauded 128,000 victims. Police seized 61,000 BTC in world's largest crypto bust, exposing money laundering risks. Sentencing due 10 November 2025.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1, 2025