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Finnish Customs Plans To Sell Seized Bitcoin Worth Over $75 Million

Mary Liu

Summary: The Finnish customs plans to sell 1,981 Bitcoin it seized in 2016, the current value of which is more than $75 million, as reported by local media Yle. Douppikauppa, a Finnish drug dealer, was arrested in 2016 and his BTC was also confiscated, which was worth approximately $860,000 at that time. The customs authorities plan to ...

The Finnish customs plans to sell 1,981 Bitcoin it seized in 2016, the current value of which is more than $75 million, as reported by local media Yle. Douppikauppa, a Finnish drug dealer, was arrested in 2016 and his BTC was also confiscated, which was worth approximately $860,000 at that time. The customs authorities plan to sell them directly or through brokers, and the sale proceeds will be transferred to the Finnish Ministry of Finance.

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