Bit2Me Launches Bit2Shield for Crypto Investigations
The Spanish exchange is formalizing forensic work for police and judges, with Chainalysis and a MiCA structure for handling seized crypto.
Key Takeaways
- Bit2Me has launched Bit2Shield to help police, judges, and financial institutions trace, secure, and sell crypto.
- Bit2Shield supports searches, seizures, forensic reports, fraud investigations, and training for law enforcement and banks.
- In 2025, Bit2Me already processed 1.5 million euros in seized crypto for groups including Interpol, Europol, and the Spanish police.
Bit2Me has set up a separate company to help police, judges, and financial institutions trace, secure, and sell crypto. The Spanish crypto exchange says the new arm, Bit2Shield, is now formally organizing and expanding the work it was already doing for governments.
What Bit2Shield Does
Bit2Shield is legally registered as CryptoShield S.L. and supports investigators during searches and seizures. The unit extracts wallet data, locates crypto, and creates digitally signed forensic reports that can be used in court.
In addition, Bit2Shield will investigate fraud, certify the source of funds, and train police officers, judges, and banks. According to Bit2Me, the separate structure should make it easier to separate this kind of work from the exchange's regular trading activities.
Earlier Work for Authorities
The move did not come out of nowhere. Bit2Me already processed 1.5 million euros in seized crypto in 2025 for groups including Interpol, Europol, and the Spanish police. It used blockchain analytics company Chainalysis to trace the assets before they were converted into euros for the state.
Bit2Me also says seized crypto is stored in multisig cold wallets until authorities order it to be sold. The proceeds are then transferred in euros to government bank accounts.
Why This Matters
For European crypto readers, this shows how crypto infrastructure is increasingly playing a role in enforcement and forensic investigations too. That matters as regulators and law enforcement agencies in the EU put more emphasis on traceability, custody, and handling seized crypto.
Bit2Me also says Bit2Shield does not fall under the MiCA rules for crypto service providers, because the unit focuses on investigations, forensic work, and training. If crypto is later converted into euros, that happens through Bitcoinforme S.L., Bit2Me's entity that has been authorized for that by the Spanish regulator under MiCA. Bit2Shield's investigations are led by Adrián Maroño, a former member of the Spanish Civil Guard UCO.
