Bitcoin
Commons · Question 74368 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term fiscal merits of retaining the Bitcoins held by UK authorities in connection with investment fraud.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 10 Sep 2025
Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), which sets out the necessary steps for the management and realisation of assets, the seizure, recovery and management of Bitcoin assets is subject to consideration of independent law enforcement and the courts....