GainBitcoin scam: CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth Rs 23.94 crore, incriminating evidence

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at 60 places in five states across the country on February 25 and 26, seizing cryptocurrencies worth Rs 23.94 crore and other incriminating evidence to further unravel the extent of the crime related to the GainBitcoin scam, estimated to be worth Rs 6,600 crore, officials said on Wednesday.

According to the officials, CBI sleuths conducted raids in Delhi; Pune, Nanded, Kolhapur, and Mumbai in Maharashtra; Bengaluru and Hubli in Karnataka; Chandigarh; Mohali in Punjab; and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.