PANews reported on January 30 that, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. government has obtained final ownership of more than $400 million in assets through legal proceedings. These assets are related to the operations of Helix, a dark web cryptocurrency mixing service, and include seized cryptocurrencies, real estate, and monetary assets.

This operation involves assets previously seized from Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon. Court documents show that Helix handled at least approximately 354,000 bitcoins (worth about $300 million at the time) between 2014 and 2017, primarily for money laundering for the dark web drug market. Harmon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money in August 2021 and was sentenced to 36 months in prison and forfeiture of assets in November 2024. On January 21, 2026, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a final forfeiture order.