Backlash Erupts Over RCMP’s Seizure of TradeOgre Cryptocurrency
Users and advocates of TradeOgre, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, are expressing significant outrage following the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP) recent seizure of the site and its digital assets. The RCMP’s action has been met with accusations of unjustly penalizing innocent users for the alleged misconduct of a few individuals. On Thursday, the RCMP announced they had executed what they described as “the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history,” confiscating over 56 million Canadian dollars (approximately $40.6 million) from TradeOgre. This centralized exchange has been criticized for not implementing Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols, which the agency claims facilitated criminal












