Chinese ‘super villain’ jailed in UK for US$6.4 billion bitcoin fraud

A Chinese woman described as a “super villain” who orchestrated a multibillion-dollar investment fraud to buy bitcoin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in jail by a London judge. Qian Zhimin, who evaded arrest in China after fleeing on a moped to the Myanmar border, travelled through Southeast Asia and Europe using fake passports before settling in Britain under a fake name – Yadi Zhang. She was arrested as part of the largest bitcoin seizure ever by British police – now worth US$6.4...