UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effect

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UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effect
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Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. She previously worked as an intern for Business Insider and Bloomberg News. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

The U.K. passed a crime bill last year to aid crypto seizures, allowing law enforcement agencies to seize funds before making arrests.

"It is vital that investigators and prosecutors have the capability and agility to keep pace with this changing nature of crime which these new measures will greatly assist our ability to restrain, freeze, or eliminate crypto assets from illegal enterprise," said Chief Crown Prosecutor Adrian Foster in the press release.

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