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9/11 victims claim 127,271 BTC seized from Chinese-Iranian mining pool LuBian

  • —Claimants seek rights to 127,271 BTC seized from LuBian
  • —Their compensatory judgments against Iran exceed $671 million
  • —US government describes LuBian as a Chinese mining operation with a facility in Iran
  • —Other groups of 9/11 victims also claim the same BTC
Why it matters: The dispute will decide the fate of a large seized BTC stockpile and set a precedent for crypto confiscations tied to state-sponsored terror claims.
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Source: Protos
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