U.S. seeks forfeiture of $25 million in crypto tied to romance and investment scams
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Federal prosecutors are seeking more than $25 million in cryptocurrency across five civil forfeiture cases. Investigators linked the funds to fake investments, romance scams and a scheme that targeted a prior fraud victim. The cases add to more than $800 million that authorities say a dedicated federal scam task force has recovered. Federal prosecutors filed five civil forfeiture complaints seeking more than $25 million in cryptocurrency that investigators say came from international romance and investment scams targeting people in the U.S. and Canada. The complaints, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, stem from separate Secret Service investigations . Agents traced funds through hundreds of wallet addresses and frozen crypto linked to more than 270 suspected investment scam transactions, more than 200 romance scam victims and several victims in the Washington area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The two largest cases seek about $12.1 million tied to online romance schemes and $10.4 million linked to fraudulent investment platforms. Another three complaints seek roughly $1.23 million, $2.39 million and $285,000. In one case, scammers cut off contact after a victim tried to withdraw money from what appeared to be a crypto investment account. In another, fraudsters contacted someone who had already lost money and claimed they could recover it for a fee in what’s known as a recovery scam. The cases are part of the Scam Center Strike Force , which launched in November 2025. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the task force has recovered more than $800 million. 1 Forget Nvidia: The next big AI trade could be crypto and blockchain 18 minutes ago 2 Kalshi rolls out Midterm Hubs ahead of the November elections in the U.S. 1 hour ago 3 Midnight token rebounds 19% after Wanchain bridge hack, Hoskinson calls for ZK revamp 2 hours ago 4 Here's why bitcoin bulls should take a closer look at interest rates 2 hours ago 5 SecondFi to shut down after $2.4 million ADA wallet theft 2 hours ago 6 Bitcoin retreats from one-month high as oil tops $85, inflation concerns resurface 3 hours ago 7 Kraken parent expands tokenized stocks to Hong Kong, UK and South Korea equities 3 hours ago 8 Balance stablecoin collapses 99% after $1 million exploit drains its bitcoin vaults 4 hours ago 9 Live updates: Bitcoin slips under $66,000 as oil's surge sacks strength from risk markets 5 hours ago 10 AI models escaped OpenAI’s sandbox and hit Hugging Face. Crypto is where that gets dangerous 7 hours ago In Q2; TRON's stablecoin dominance rose to 28.7%, USDT supply on TRON hit $89B ATH, $89M in protocol fees (2nd to Hyperliquid), TRX +3%, and deepening institutional & agentic reach.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it is seeking to forfeit $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to romance and investment scams. This action demonstrates that regulatory scrutiny over illicit capital inflows and fraudulent crimes in the virtual asset market is intensifying. Investors need to prepare for the possibility of increased short-term volatility driven by expanded regulatory crackdowns.
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- Bitcoin — Regulatory crackdowns and forfeiture of illicit funds act as factors that dampen investor sentiment and increase overall market volatility in the short term.
- Altcoins — As large amounts of assets linked to investment and romance scams are seized, trust in small-to-mid-cap altcoins and the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector could take a hit.
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