Finland cashes in with sale of confiscated bitcoin
Proceeds from the €46.5m auction will be donated to Ukraine as rebuilding and humanitarian assistance
Finland has sold its hoard of confiscated bitcoin just as the market for cryptocurrencies is cooling, raising less than previously anticipated.
The country liquidated 1,889.1 bitcoin during the summer via two brokers, raising €46.5m, it said yesterday.
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