FBI seizes almost $2M in crypto assets in three months
A public filing released by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reveals that around $1.7 million worth of digital assets were seized by the law enforcement firm from March to May.According to the Filing, the FBI seized $147,000 in Bitcoin (BTC), $800,000 in Ether (ETH), $307,000 in Tether (USDT), 469,000 in DAI (DAI) and $20,000 in Monero (XMR). The FBI composed:”The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) provides notice that the home listed below was seized for federal forfeiture for violation of federal law. Related: FBI searched Kraken co-founders house in March: ReportMeanwhile, the FBI has been constantly reminding the crypto community that there are various scammers positioning as legitimate individuals within the nonfungible token (NFT) space.
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