Chinese fraudster
Chinese 'Cryptoqueen' Sentenced to 11 Years in UK for $6.6 Billion Bitcoin Fraud Scheme
Nov 12, 2025 05:16 pm CST
Zhimin Qian, dubbed the "cryptoqueen," has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison by a UK court for orchestrating a massive $6.6 billion Bitcoin fraud that affected more than 128,000 victims in China. This case involved the UK's largest cryptocurrency seizure of 61,000 Bitcoin as Qian lived extravagantly across Europe before her April 2024 arrest.
Chinese Fraudster Convicted in UK's Largest Bitcoin Money Laundering Case: $6.7 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme Exposed
Sep 30, 2025 01:57 pm CST
Zhimin Qian, a 47-year-old Chinese national, has been convicted in London for orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency fraud worth $6.7 billion. After defrauding over 128,000 investors in China between 2014-2017, she converted the stolen funds into 61,000 bitcoins to hide their origins. Following a seven-year international investigation, authorities have finally brought the so-called "goddess of wealth" to justice, marking one of history's largest cryptocurrency-related criminal cases.