TL;DR:
- Bit2Me created Bit2Shield to help courts, police and financial institutions trace, seize, store and sell crypto linked to investigations and fraud cases.
- In 2025, Bit2Me processed €1.5 million, about $1.74 million, in seized cryptocurrency for Interpol, Europol and Spanish police using Chainalysis for tracing.
- Bit2Shield will focus on investigations, forensics and training, while MiCA-authorized Bitcoinforme S.L. handles crypto-to-euro conversions and proceeds are sent to government bank accounts across future cases.
Bit2Me has created a separate company, Bit2Shield, to help courts, police and financial institutions trace, seize, store and sell cryptocurrency linked to investigations. The new unit formalizes work the Spanish exchange had already been performing for public authorities, turning previous case-by-case assistance into a dedicated forensic operation with a more clearly defined institutional role overall. Legally registered as CryptoShield S.L., Bit2Shield will support searches and seizures by extracting wallet data, locating digital assets and producing digitally signed forensic reports that can be used in court, while also investigating fraud and certifying the source of funds.
Una blockchain es pública. Eso no la convierte en prueba.
Un juzgado no necesita un registro que cualquiera puede consultar: necesita cadena de custodia, un perito que ratifique y una custodia que aguante. Hoy el Grupo Bit2Me crea la empresa que reúne las tres cosas. Hilo 🧵 pic.twitter.com/01IQWuxh7s
— Bit2Me (@bit2me) September 8, 2026
The scale of Bit2Me’s earlier cooperation shows why the specialized structure matters. In 2025, the company processed €1.5 million, about $1.74 million, in seized cryptocurrency for agencies including Interpol, Europol and Spanish police. Those operations already combined blockchain tracing with the practical challenge of converting confiscated assets into money for the state. Chainalysis was used to trace the crypto before conversion into euros, giving Bit2Shield a foundation built on procedures that have already been applied in real investigations rather than a service designed only for future cases across multiple public-sector enforcement scenarios in practice today.
Bit2Shield Separates Forensic Work From Regulated Conversion
Bit2Shield will also arrange storage of seized crypto in cold wallets requiring multiple signatures and coordinate sales when authorities order liquidation. The resulting proceeds will be transferred in euros to government bank accounts. The structure separates investigative work from regulated crypto conversion, drawing a deliberate line between forensic support and financial execution. Bit2Me says Bit2Shield is not itself a crypto service provider under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets rules because its activities focus on investigations, forensics and training rather than providing exchange services directly to clients or handling regulated conversions itself in practice today.
Any crypto-to-euro conversion will instead be handled by Bitcoinforme S.L., Bit2Me’s separate entity authorized under MiCA by Spain’s securities regulator. The new company will also train police officers, judges and banks, widening its role beyond asset recovery into institutional education. Bit2Shield therefore extends Bit2Me’s business beyond retail trading and deeper into infrastructure for public bodies and financial institutions. Adrián Maroño, a former member of the Spanish Civil Guard’s Central Operational Unit, will lead investigations, placing the unit under someone with direct law-enforcement experience as crypto cases become more operationally complex for authorities handling digital assets.
