Chinese Bitcoin Fraudster Jailed After Largest UK Crypto Seizure (Photo by Traxer on Unsplash ) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

A Chinese woman described as a "super villain" who orchestrated a multibillion dollar investment fraud to buy Bitcoin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in jail by a London judge.

Zhimin Qian, who evaded arrest in China after fleeing on a moped to the Myanmar border, traveled through southeast Asia and Europe using fake passports before settling in Britain under a fake name — Yadi Zhang. She was arrested as part of the largest Bitcoin seizure ever by British police — now worth $6.4 billion.

Qian was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of possessing and transacting in criminal pro

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