2026-01-08 11:29:24

Asset Confiscation and Personnel Repatriation — This time, the U.S. Department of Justice's move is indeed a big one.

How exaggerated is the scale of the confiscated crypto assets? 127,271 BTC, which at current prices is approximately 106.9 billion RMB. This sets the record for the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The ironic contrast is: the United States has obtained the digital assets, while the account holder on the domestic side has been repatriated. In other words, the money has gone into the U.S. government's treasury, and the person has been sent back home.

What does this event indicate? On one hand, the presence of crypto assets in cross-border law enforcement is becoming increasingly prominent — whether it’s tracking or confiscation, it has become a routine operation for judicial authorities. On the other hand, this also serves as a warning to those involved in related activities: the anonymity of digital assets does not mean they are untraceable, and international law enforcement cooperation is more robust than imagined.

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HallucinationGrower

· 01-10 13:22

Damn, 127,271 BTC just disappeared like that. You must be really reckless to play this big. People are gone, and so is the money. It's truly a double loss—losing both the wife and the army. Digital assets are just an anonymous shield, but in the end, they can be traced precisely... The US methods are indeed ruthless. Thinking back to those who said "no one on the chain" before, now it just seems like a joke.

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airdrop_huntress

· 01-08 14:59

Good grief, the money was confiscated and the person was deported. This deal is really a loss.

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HackerWhoCares

· 01-08 11:59

The money is gone, and people still have to go back to their country. This deal was a huge loss, haha. --- 127,271 Bitcoins, the US just got a big win this time. --- Anonymity? That's been a joke for a long time. --- Is cross-border law enforcement this aggressive? Never thought of that before. --- A warning bell, it should have been rung a long time ago. --- The US government really won big this time. --- So now people still dare to play tricks with cryptocurrencies? Are they crazy? --- People are sent back home, and the money is gone—purely a loss.

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MerkleTreeHugger

· 01-08 11:57

Money goes into the US treasury, people are sent back, this deal...

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RumbleValidator

· 01-08 11:46

127,271 BTC directly confiscated, and this data alone highlights the issue—on-chain traceability has become a standard tool for law enforcement agencies, and the argument of anonymity should have been discarded long ago.

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ContractCollector

· 01-08 11:44

127,271 BTC directly into the U.S. vaults. This move is truly remarkable. People get deported, assets get seized. Who profits and who loses in this deal is clear at a glance.

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MevShadowranger

· 01-08 11:43

Money went into the U.S. Treasury, and people were sent back. This deal isn't worth it.

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