women called the goddess of wealth convicted in world biggest bitcoin

 

What the news reports agree on

• The woman is named Zhimin Qian, also known by the alias Yadi Zhang.  
• She has pleaded guilty in the U.K. (Southwark Crown Court, London) to charges of illegally acquiring and possessing cryptocurrency which constituted criminal property.  
• The amount involved is extremely large: law enforcement says 61,000 bitcoins were seized, which are being valued at more than £5 billion (often quoted in U.S. dollars as about $6–7 billion).  
• The scheme dates back to about 2014–2017 in China, during which Qian is alleged to have defrauded over 128,000 investors.  
• After the Chinese phase, Qian is said to have converted or stored much of the proceeds in Bitcoin, fled China using false documents, and eventually entered or lived in the UK.  
• She allegedly tried to launder the money in the UK, including via real estate and property purchases, with the help of an associate Jian Wen. Wen was earlier convicted (in 2024) for money laundering in relation to this operation.  
• The U.K. authorities and Metropolitan Police regard this as one of the largest cryptocurrency seizures or money-laundering cases in U.K. history, if not globally.  
• The sentencing of Qian has not yet been done, per the latest reports; she is in custody awaiting sentencing.  

Additionally, there are more sensational details:

• In her digital diary, Qian is reported to have dreamed of being a “reincarnated goddess” and establishing a micronation (“Liberland”) on the Danube River, with plans for a crown, a Buddhist temple, airport, etc.  
• The nickname “goddess of wealth” is used in media accounts, though it may be more poetic or sensational than legal.  

Key numbers / conversion and inconsistencies

• The seizure is often reported as 61,000 bitcoins.  
• The value is cited in different currencies and at different rates: over £5 billion in U.K. press, or “worth over $6.7 billion” in some press citing USD.  
• Some sources talk about $6 billion, others $6.7 billion — the difference depends on exchange rates and Bitcoin valuations at various dates.  

So the “$6 billion” figure in the Unilad post is broadly consistent with other reports (though the actual number might be somewhat higher depending on the valuation / timing).

Some caveats, uncertainties, and legal issues

• While Qian has pleaded guilty, the case is still in the sentencing and civil recovery phases. The full scale of asset recovery is not fully settled.  
• Although media reports call this “the world’s biggest bitcoin seizure,” it is very hard to verify absolutely (whether some other crypto seizure elsewhere was larger). The claim is repeated in many sources, but always with some caveats.  
• Some descriptions (e.g. dreams of constructing a kingdom, being a goddess) might be based on seized diaries, but the truth of those ambitions beyond self-narrative is speculative.  
• There is a competing interest from China and possibly civil claims by the defrauded investors regarding the fate of the seized bitcoins. Some reports note that both the UK and Chinese parties may fight over rights to the recovered assets.  
• Some number discrepancies exist across sources (e.g. some rounding, or differences in valuation)