Add as a preferred source on GoogleIreland’s Criminal Assets Bureau Raises 2026 Bitcoin (BTC) Seizures to 2,500
The bureau announced a 500 BTC seizure a day after a separate transfer of the same amount, but did not link the events.
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) said Oct. 21 it seized another 500 Bitcoin (BTC), bringing its 2026 total to 2,500 BTC. The CAB handles assets linked to crime.
The bureau credited Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre with technical expertise and decryption resources. On July 2, it announced a 500 BTC seizure that brought its 2026 total to 1,500 BTC. The Oct. 21 figure is 1,000 BTC above that tally.
A separate 500 BTC transfer was recorded on-chain Oct. 20 at 10:16 a.m. ET (14:16 UTC). Its estimated value at that timestamp was about $41.4 million.
The CAB did not identify a wallet or transaction in its statement. The matching amount alone does not establish that the seizure involved the coins in the Oct. 20 transfer.
The Oct. 20 transfer does not by itself confirm a sale or identify who authorized it.
Riza Dagoc
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