Former Chinese takeaway worker jailed for money laundering after police seized 61,000 bitcoins — currently worth $4 billion

• A British-Chinese woman has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for money laundering.
• Police seized 61,000 bitcoins — now worth more than $4 billion — from Jian Wen's home in 2018. 
• Authorities were alerted when Wen attempted to buy luxury London homes valued at more than $50 million.

A British-Chinese woman has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for her part in a bitcoin money laundering scam.