Irish Gangs Rent Private Vaults to Hide Crypto Keys

This is a notable signal that crypto custody is moving into the physical world as an evasion tactic, not just a security preference. The use of private vaults blurs the line between digital and tangible assets, directly complicating the CAB's seizure playbook—which is built around locating funds or hardware, not paper keys in a safety deposit box. It affects law enforcement's operational assumptions and any compliance frameworks that treat crypto as inherently traceable. The open question is whether this forces agencies to seek new legal powers over vault providers or changes how asset recovery prioritizes physical searches.