Chinese 'cryptoqueen' who scammed thousands jailed in UK over Bitcoin stash worth $6.6 billion

Prove into Zhimin Qian led to officers recovering devices holding 61,000 Bitcoin

Last updated: November 12, 2025 | 04:18

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An undated handout picture released by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on September 29, 2025 in London, shows Chinese national Zhimin Qian, alias Yadi Zhang, who was convicted for over her role in a multi billion-dollar Bitcoin fraud, posing for a photograph.

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Londong: A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced by a UK court on Tuesday to over 11 years in prison.

Police said the investigation into Zhimin Qian, 47, led to officers recovering devices holding 61,000 Bitcoin in the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the UK.

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