Biggest Crypto Seizures by Law Enforcement

Law enforcement agencies worldwide have conducted multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency seizures, demonstrating increasing capabilities in tracking illicit digital assets.

The top 3

1. Largest Single Crypto Seizure Ever: The largest single cryptocurrency seizure by U.S. law enforcement involved over $3.6 billion in Bitcoin related to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, recovered in February 2022.
2. Top Agencies in Crypto Asset Recovery: The IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is a leading agency in cryptocurrency seizures, having seized $3.5 billion in crypto in fiscal year 2021, accounting for 93% of its total asset seizures that year.
3. Most Seized Cryptocurrencies by Volume: Bitcoin and Ethereum are among the most commonly seized cryptocurrencies due to their widespread use and the inherent transparency of their public blockchains, which aids tracing efforts.

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