Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau recovered another 500 Bitcoin linked to criminal proceeds. The seizure brings the agency’s 2026 total to 1,500 BTC, valued at about $92 million.
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau recovered another 500 Bitcoin linked to criminal proceeds. The seizure brings the agency’s 2026 total to 1,500 BTC, valued at about $92 million.
The recovery adds to the volume of cryptocurrency now under the bureau’s control and highlights the growing role of digital assets in criminal asset enforcement.
Irish authorities have recovered 500 Bitcoin in criminal proceeds, taking the Criminal Assets Bureau’s total Bitcoin seizures in 2026 to 1,500 BTC.
The recovery adds to the volume of cryptocurrency now under the bureau’s control and highlights the growing role of digital assets in criminal asset enforcement.
The 1,500 BTC seized during the year is valued at approximately $92 million, according to the reported figures.
The latest action means the additional 500 BTC accounts for one-third of the bureau’s Bitcoin seizures so far in 2026.
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