Woman found with £2bn in Bitcoin jailed

A former takeaway worker found with Bitcoin worth more than £2bn was jailed for six years and eight months for a crime linked to money laundering on Friday.

Jian Wen, 42, from Hendon, in north London, was involved in converting the currency into assets including multi-million-pound houses and jewelry.

At Southwark Crown Court in March, she was convicted of entering into or becoming concerned in a money laundering arrangement.

The Metropolitan Police said at the time of the conviction the seizure was the largest of its kind in the UK.