Bitcoin, beatings, and a billionaire’s vendetta: Georgia’s Bachiashvili case
Giorgi Bachiashvili was convicted in May 2025 and sentenced to 11 years in prison for misappropriating 8,986 BTC and laundering the funds.
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Giorgi Bachiashvili was convicted in May 2025 and sentenced to 11 years in prison for misappropriating 8,986 BTC and laundering the funds.
Read more (2 min) →The billion-dollar bitcoin stash could help the UK out of a $25 billion black hole — if the government decides to sell.
UK police can currently freeze crypto they suspect is linked to crimes such as drug trafficking and terrorism, but they can't confiscate it.