# U.K. High Court Says Chinese Law Will Decide Fate of 61,000 Seized Bitcoin

A ruling handed down by the U.K. High Court on Oct. 12 could mean that about 16,000 Chinese fraud victims recover only what they originally put in, plus interest, from one of the biggest crypto money laundering cases ever recorded.At issue are 61,000 BTC that British police confiscated back in 2018.

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| Published | 13 October 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/u-k-high-court-says-chinese-law-will-decide-fate-of-61000-seized-bitcoin/