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UK seizure wallet, 36,000 BTC (reported)

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Arkham identifies this as one of the wallets holding the 61,000 BTC that UK police seized in the Qian Zhimin case, with access gained in July 2021. It received 36,000 BTC at the end of July 2021 and has never sent any; later deposits are small. No police or court document names the address.

Balance

₿ 36,000.42410257$2,984,975,164 · price as of 22 Oct 2026

Txs
91
Utxos
102
Since
27 Jul 2021
Last seen
21 Oct 2026
Type
Native SegWit Bech32
Updated
22 Oct 2026

Value over time

$2B
$4B
$3.02B latest
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Value in US dollars using the historical daily price series, from 27 Jul 2021. An estimate of what the balance was worth, not what anyone paid. How it is estimated.

Label · with receipt

UK seizure wallet (Qian/Wen case, analyst-attributed) Attributed

Source: Arkham, March 2024 · evidence tier medium · an inference from public evidence, not an ownership proof · source checked 20 Oct 2026.

Receipt: sha256:512e16e335d0…8 of 9 components checked, 22 Oct 2026

Chain notes

1 Attention4 Good1 Info

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