U.S. DOJ Seeks to Seize Crypto Assets from Defunct BTC-e Exchange

TLDR The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to seize cryptocurrency assets from the defunct BTC-e exchange. BTC-e is accused of facilitating money laundering, cyber fraud, and ransomware attacks, processing up to $9 billion in illicit funds. The lawsuit targets digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum stored in BTC-e’s wallets at the [...]

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