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pickles55 t1_ivlb2wd wrote

Reply to comment by yourwifes3rdboyfrend 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

They don't because civil asset forfeiture is not designed to be deployed against the wealthy. If you have a lawyer on retainer the police are not going to bother trying to steal your stuff this way

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yourwifes3rdboyfrend t1_ivljvdt wrote

They dont yet, but once it's mainstream watch how quick they try to get that shit added to a list of possible drug assets

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pickles55 t1_ivmc21c wrote

If you get convicted of something the government can definitely sieze your crypto. It's not like they can pull you over and find a pile of bitcoins in your trunk though.

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