German authorities said they seized nearly 50,000 BTC in what officials described as the country’s largest bitcoin confiscation to date, tied to the movie2k.io piracy and money laundering investigation.
German authorities have seized nearly 50,000 BTC in what officials described as the largest bitcoin seizure ever carried out by law enforcement in the country, tied to an investigation involving movie2k.io and alleged money laundering.
German prosecutors and the BKA have shut down crypto swapping service Exch, seizing €34 million in digital assets and more than 8TB of data as part of a money laundering investigation linked to major cybercrime cases.
German police seized €34 million in crypto and shut down the anonymous swapping service Exch, which allegedly laundered $1.9 billion including funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. Operators face criminal investigation.
German police shut down crypto swapping service Exch, seizing €34 million in crypto linked to the Bybit hack and other laundering schemes, marking the third-largest BKA crypto seizure.
German prosecutors and the BKA seized €34M in crypto and 8TB of data from Exch, a swapping service used to launder billions in illicit funds, including proceeds from the 2025 Bybit hack. Operators face criminal charges for professional money laundering.
Law enforcement agencies in Switzerland and Germany shut down Cryptomixer.io, one of Europe’s largest illicit Bitcoin-mixing operations. Authorities seized three servers, the domain, more than EUR 25 million in bitcoin, and over 12 terabytes of data, which may provide new leads tied to ransomware groups, dark-web marketplaces, and cross-border laundering networks.
Europol, in coordination with Swiss and German authorities, shut down Cryptomixer.io, one of Europe's largest illicit Bitcoin mixing services, from November 24 to 28 in Zurich. The platform had processed over €1.3 billion in Bitcoin since 2016, primarily used by ransomware groups, dark web markets, and money laundering networks. Authorities seized three servers, the cryptomixer.io domain, over €25 million in Bitcoin, and 12 terabytes of data, replacing the site with a seizure banner. The operation built on the 2023 takedown of ChipMixer and is expected to generate leads for further cybercrime investigations. Mixers, which obfuscate transaction trails, remain a key regulatory target globally.
