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Survival Guide: What to Do When Your Crypto Gets Seized by the Police

Five-O busted you for crypto misdemeanours? Blockhead suggests you better call Saw.

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The Malaysian cybersecurity authorities released the Policy and Procedures in Seizing Cryptocurrency in a tweet last month, with serious implications on a person’s crypto possessions if suspected of a crime.

Blockhead went through the whole document and asked legal experts about it – so our readers don’t have to.

Broad Powers and Inter-Agency Cooperation

To start off, it must be noted that this Policy is unlike other regulations in the past:

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