Cryptocurrency

The president pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of the world's largest crypto exchange, in October.

Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in 2024 after pleading guilty to violating money laundering laws.

Varun Yadav lost his entire life savings after he was a victim of romance fraud on a dating app.

The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.

Analysts estimate cyber-criminals linked to Pyongyang have taken more than $2bn so far in 2025.

UK police seized crypto worth over £5bn from Qian Zhimin, who was known as 'the goddess of wealth'.

Reform UK argues the sell-off, started in 2022, is pushing up the government's borrowing costs.

Ryan Coleman, 36, had been trading under the pseudonym Snowcap on the dark web for several years.