Spanish police made an unusual discovery during their raid — two crypto cold wallets tucked inside a household wall thermometer. The devices contained roughly 400,000 euros, about $467,000.
Officials have not said whether they obtained the information needed to open the devices. Spain’s Interior Ministry had not responded to requests for comment before the story was published.
Spanish National Police have dismantled a major illegal manga distribution website that had been operating since 2014 from Almería.
The site drew millions of users and earned more than 4 million € from ads
Even when authorities can access seized crypto, holding onto it has proven difficult. South Korea has dealt with two high-profile losses of confiscated digital assets in recent years.
The funds had been seized in 2021 and vanished without the cold wallet being physically stolen, according to reports. A nationwide audit of digital asset custody practices uncovered the loss.
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