German Cops Seize €34 Million of Crypto Assets in ‘eXch' Swoop
German authorities closed down the crypto-swapping service 'eXch' located in the nation and seized assets worth €34 million ($38 million).
It's the third largest seizure of crypto assets in the history of Germany's federal criminal police office, Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement on Friday. Dutch officials were also involved in the operation. The assets frozen included Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Dash.
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