Zhimin Qian fled China for Myanmar in July 2017 before entering Britain, where she was arrested in April 2024 and sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison in November 2025.

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

Court decisions that shape digital-asset law, from Ripple and Coinbase rulings on securities status to criminal verdicts against exchange founders.