Czech Justice Minister resigns after selling $45M Bitcoin gift from convict

Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned on May 30 after his ministry sold roughly $45 million in Bitcoin (BTC) that a man convicted of drug trafficking had donated. According to local media re...

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Czech Justice Minister resigns after selling $45M Bitcoin gift from convict

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Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned on May 30 after his ministry sold roughly $45 million in Bitcoin (BTC) that a man convicted of drug trafficking had donated. According to local media reports, a state wallet received more than 480 BTC. Officials immediately liquidated the amount for almost one billion Czech koruna, worth over $45 […]