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U.S. Secret Service Seizes $400 Million in Cryptocurrency Over the Past Decade

2025/07/07 10:40 (Updated 2025/07/08 06:01)
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U.S. Secret Service Seizes $400 Million in Cryptocurrency Over the Past Decade

Seizure of Cryptocurrencies from Criminals

The U.S. Secret Service's International Global Operations Center (IGOC) has recovered approximately $400 million (about 58 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrencies from criminals over the past decade, Bloomberg reported on the 6th, citing sources. Most of the cryptocurrencies held by the IGOC are stored in a single cold wallet, making it one of the world's largest asset-holding cold wallets. Experts at the IGOC have been using open-source tools, blockchain analysis, and other methods to track funds related to criminal activities. A cold wallet refers to a storage method for cryptocurrencies that...

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