Australian federal police seizes $4.5M in assets tied to 2013 crypto theft
Australian authorities have seized more than $4.5 million in assets from a Queensland man, who was linked to the 2013 theft of 950 BTC from a French crypto exchange.
In a May 18 statement, AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce said that more than $4.5 million worth of assets—including a waterfront mansion in Queensland, a luxury vehicle, and nearly 25 Bitcoin (BTC)—have been forfeited to the Commonwealth, following an investigation into the suspected proceeds of a major international crypto theft dating back to 2013.
The forfeiture was ordered by the District Court of Queensland back in April this year, culminating a years-long probe into stolen digital assets and cybercrime involving a Queensland man…
