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Gardaí open €30m bitcoin virtual wallet, first of 12 accessed since 2019 seizure

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/03/24/gardai-seize-bitcoin-valued-at-30m-in-cab-operation-supported-by-europol/
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orow•1h ago
When someone manages to transfer significant funds (30M euro) out of a lost bitcoin wallet seized from the proceeds of crime in conjunction with Europol and "highly complex technical expertise and decryption resources", the question has to be asked, how? The public key was not likely to have been weak.