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Re: New powers to seize cryptoassets used by criminals go live
by
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico
on 28/04/2024, 07:31:31 UTC
Wow, UK's a real shit place huh?


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UK law enforcement will be able to destroy a crypto asset if returning it to circulation is not conducive to the public good. Privacy coins, for example, are a form of cryptocurrency that grant an extremely high degree of anonymity and are often used for money laundering.


https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-to-seize-cryptoassets-used-by-criminals-go-live

Totally evil.

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Police will no longer be required to make an arrest before seizing crypto from a suspect.

What ever happened to due process and the assumption of innocence until proven guilty?

Sieg heil.

Maybe the Canadian trucker protesters - and their donors - might have an answer to that.