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UK's £5bn Bitcoin fraud haul must be split fairly for Chinese victims, lawyers say

By Martin Coyle ( October 16, 2025, 15:58 GMT | Insight) -- A planned UK compensation program designed to unlock billions of pounds' worth of cryptocurrency for scammed Chinese investors is a welcome step but must be fair to all investors, lawyers for some of the victims said on Thursday. UK police seized the equivalent of more than £5 billion in cryptocurrency, but there have been doubts where the money will eventually end up. Details of the plan are likely to emerge next month.A planned UK compensation program designed to unlock billions of pounds' worth of cryptocurrency for scammed Chinese investors is a welcome step but must be fair to all investors, lawyers for some of the victims said on Thursday....

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