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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Cryptoassets could be seized to help combat economic crime, Britain’s government said on Thursday, but its proposal stopped short of the radical overhaul called for by lawmakers who want a single crime-busting agency. Banking and online scams have rocketed in Britain, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. The government said in its response to a parliamentary inquiry into economic crime that it will bring forward legislation to enable cryptoassets to be seized and recovered more quickly, as soon as parliamentary time allows. “In particular, (we propose) the …