Hundreds of Thousands Chinese Victims Face Long Fight to Recover 61,000 BTC Seized by UK Government

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Hundreds of thousands of Chinese investors defrauded in a $6B Bitcoin Ponzi scheme may face years of legal hurdles to recover their funds cos after the UK seized 61,000 BTC linked to the case, proving victims’ ownership will be a major challenge.

Lawyers say victims are unlikely to recover Bitcoin’s appreciated value, as courts prioritize returning principal amounts.

Is this fair though? should they get only what they invested?

The case centers on Qian Zhimin, also known as Zhang Yadi, a 47-year-old Chinese national who fled to the United Kingdom in 2017 after allegedly defrauding investors through her company, Tianjin Lantian Gerui Electronic Technology.

From 2014 to 2017, she reportedly raised 43 billion yuan ($6 billion) by selling high-return investment products before converting the funds into crypto assets.

Qian pleaded guilty in a London court in late September to two counts of money laundering using cryptocurrencies.

The victims, estimated at 130,000 across China, include many small investors unfamiliar with digital finance, complicating coordination and documentation.

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### 数十万中国受害者面临漫长斗争,寻求追回英国政府扣押的61,000 BTC

在一起高达60亿美元的比特币庞氏骗局中,数十万名中国投资者受到欺诈,现面临着years的法律障碍来追回他们的资金。这是因为近期英国政府扣押了与此案相关的61,000 BTC,而证明受害者对这笔比特币的所有权将成为一大挑战。

法律专家表示,受害者不太可能收回比特币增值后的资金,因为法院在处理此类案件时通常优先考虑偿还本金。这引发了一个重要问题:这样的做法是否公正?受害者是否应该仅仅得到他们所投资的金额?

此案的中心人物是47岁的中国国籍女性钱志敏,也被称为张雅迪。她在2017年逃往英国,因被指控通过她的公司——天津蓝天格瑞电子科技,欺骗投资者而受到追查。从2014年至2017年,她据称通过出售高回报的投资产品,共筹集了430亿人民币(约合60亿美元),随后将这些资金转化为加密资产。

钱志敏在9月底于伦敦法庭承认了两项使用加密货币进行洗钱的罪名。这场案件涉及约130,000名受害者,许多小投资者对此类数字金融并不熟悉,这进一步增加了协调和文件准备的复杂性。

为数众多的受害者面临的不仅是经济上的损失,还有心理上的创伤。他们的信任被打破,许多人在追求财务稳定的过程中,投入了全部积蓄。虽然法律程序可能需要几年才能展开,但这些受害者在争取应得的正义与赔偿时不应该被忽视。

社会应当给予这些受害者更多的关注与支持。同时,我们也有必要反思数字金融领域的规则和监管,以避免类似事件再次发生。在快速发展的加密投资市场中,受害者的利益保护依然任重道远。将来的司法审判能否让这些受害者得到公平的对待,仍需时间来检验。