The U.S. Department of Justice plans to reevaluate how to return assets to victims in crypto crime cases

According to Mars Finance News, the U.S. Department of Justice stated in a memorandum that it will re-examine a practice: how to compensate investors at a price lower than the current market value after digital assets are seized in cases involving fraud and theft. The memorandum noted that the Department of Justice has been monitoring several notable bankruptcy cases in 2022, and while not all of these bankruptcy cases involved criminal charges, many resulted in investors losing digital assets due to fraud and theft. Additionally, the Department of Justice pointed out that the value of these digital assets significantly increased in subsequent years. According to current U.S. bankruptcy laws, seized assets should be returned to victims at their dollar value at the time of the fraud. Although this may seem unfair, experts say there are important reasons behind this rule, and changing it could be very difficult. (Unchained)