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Coinbase Helps Solve Kidnapping Case After Customer Is Forced to Transfer Crypto

By Kevin Helms | 2026-05-20 02:30:13 | 4 months ago

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Coinbase said blockchain intelligence helped United Kingdom investigators secure five convictions after monitoring systems flagged a customer under duress during a robbery.

Investigators traced crypto and additional fiat funds across accounts.

Blockchain Evidence Connects Robbery to Five Convictions Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) revealed its assistance in a U.K.

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