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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2026. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 2 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Cryptocurrencies

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the monetary value of crypto-currency (a) seized and (b) non-seized assets currently held by HM Treasury.

Answer

The Government does not currently publish the amount of cryptocurrency restrained or recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

The Home office is reviewing plans to publish new statistics on Crypto assets as part of future annual statistics bulletins on asset recovery in response to the new powers that came into effect in April 2024.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12705
Session
2026-27
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Assets Finance Seized articles Cryptocurrencies
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk