• Police within the Spanish metropolis of Almería have raided the headquarters of Spain’s largest unlawful manga distribution platform, seizing two crypto {hardware} wallets containing roughly €400,000 hidden in wall thermometers.
  • Spain’s Inside Ministry mentioned an investigation into the long-running platform started in mid-2025 following complaints from IP proper holders.

Police in Spain have seized two crypto chilly wallets containing round €400,000 (AU$655k) throughout a raid on the headquarters of the nation’s largest unlawful Spanish-language manga distribution platform. 

The platform gave customers entry to pirated Japanese and Korean comics and graphic novels, collectively often known as manga. It had been underneath investigation by Spanish regulation enforcement since mid 2025 following a grievance from rights holders, according to the Spanish Inside Ministry.

Authorities within the port metropolis of Almería, positioned in South-eastern Spain, arrested three people in reference to the unlawful manga and seized the 2 crypto chilly wallets, which had been hidden inside wall thermometers. 

In accordance with Spain’s Inside Ministry, the unlawful manga distribution platform had been lively for round a decade, producing roughly €4 million (AU$6.55m) — largely by promoting income, as entry to the pirated manga was free. It’s not identified if Spanish authorities have been capable of entry the cryptocurrency saved on the chilly wallets.

The seizure of a considerable worth of cryptocurrency held on {hardware} wallets on this case displays the rising use of chilly wallets by criminals, even these whose crimes should not instantly associated to crypto or Web3.

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Manga Platform Not Named, However One Has Lately Gone Offline

Spanish authorities haven’t named which platform they took down, however piracy information web site TorrentFreak reported lately {that a} Spanish-language web site often known as Tu Manga On-line (TMO) has gone offline following authorized strain from Korean rights holders.

The Korean copyright enforcement company COA and the worldwide anti-piracy agency IP Home have each confirmed their position in TMO’s take-down and in addition confirmed Spanish police had been concerned.

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Research by the agency Deepsee discovered that TMO generated a billion views in November of 2024 alone by a number of completely different domains.

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