US recovers US$225 million stolen in crypto scam
Published Thu, Jun 19, 2025 · 12:15 PM
[NEW YORK] The US government said on Wednesday it recovered US$225 million in the largest seizure yet of money stolen in a cryptocurrency confidence scam.
The FBI and the US Secret Service used blockchain analyses and other investigative techniques to determine that these millions came from the theft and laundering of funds from victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes, the US Attorney’s Office said in a statement, without specifying whether arrests were made.
Dozens of people in the United States and more than 400 victims around the world thought they were making legitimate crypto investments when they were in fact being scammed, the statement said.
The scheme involved a savvy…
