Due to issues with the source of his cryptocurrency, a man from Shenzhen was investigated by police in both Hunan and Henan provinces. According to Phoenix News, the man, who had started an internet company in recent years, claimed he began trading stocks and crypto in 2016 and held a certain amount of Bitcoin. However, police discovered that his Bitcoin was linked to other questionable sources. In 2024, following an anonymous tip-off, he was accused by the police in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, of operating an illegal gambling business. Just four days after being released on bail, he was taken into custody again by the police in Xuchang, Henan, on the same charge of operating an illegal gambling business. Subsequently, the police from both Hunan and Henan confiscated a total of 80 Bitcoins from him, valued at over 40 million RMB, and both departments claimed this was not a duplicate case.