Czech Justice Minister resigns over handling of Bitcoin donation scandal involving drug dealers, involving nearly $45 million

Odaily Planet Daily News - Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek announced his resignation following a scandal involving his department's handling of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin, with a market value of nearly $45 million, was originally donated by a convicted drug dealer. The Czech Ministry of Justice said it had raised nearly 1 billion Czech crowns (about $45 million) by auctioning nearly 500 bitcoins. The funds were originally planned to be used for projects such as promoting the digitalization of the judicial system, combating drug use in prisons, and improving housing conditions for prison guards. However, the source of this batch of cryptocurrencies was Tomas Jirikovsky, the criminal behind the "Sheep Marketplace," a notorious dark web market known for selling illegal goods. (Cointelegraph)