ButWhatAboutisms t1_ivk8z3x wrote on November 8, 2022 at 4:12 PM Reply to comment by dasoomer in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87 You don't even need to be charged with a crime. It's called "civil asset forfeiture". Permalink Parent 160
ButWhatAboutisms t1_ivk8z3x wrote
Reply to comment by dasoomer in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87
You don't even need to be charged with a crime. It's called "civil asset forfeiture".