Brazilian police seize $1 million in bitcoin and crypto from cybercriminals
- —About $1 million in BTC and other crypto seized
- —Confiscation carried out from self-custody wallets
- —An organized cybercriminal network dismantled
Why it matters: It shows police increasingly seizing crypto from self-custody wallets, ramping up pressure on cybercrime.
Source: CriptoNoticias
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