

Jian Wen, a 42-year-old British-Chinese woman, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for her involvement in a bitcoin money laundering scheme. Authorities seized 61,000 bitcoins, now valued at over $4 billion, from her during a 2018 raid. Wen's criminal activities were exposed after her attempts to purchase luxury London properties worth more than $50 million raised suspicions.

Jian Wen was sentenced to 80 months in prison for her involvement in the money laundering case.

In 2018, police seized 61,000 bitcoins from Jian Wen's home2. At the time of the seizure, these bitcoins were valued at approximately £1.4 billion, which equates to about $1.8 billion.