No_Fox_7010 t1_ivk5098 wrote on November 8, 2022 at 3:46 PM Reply to comment by Yggdrasilcrann 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 Not euros, bitcoins. Bitcoin’s exchange rate has changed within those 2 years. Permalink Parent 15
No_Fox_7010 t1_ivk5098 wrote
Reply to comment by Yggdrasilcrann 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
Not euros, bitcoins. Bitcoin’s exchange rate has changed within those 2 years.