The fate of 213 thousand 519 Bitcoins, worth $ 3.5 billion, seized by the Bulgarian police is still unclear

Bulgarian seized 213,519 Bitcoins as part of the operation launched in May with the support of the Southeastern Europe Law Enforcement Center (SELEC), a regional organization consisting of 12 member countries, including Turkey.

It was reported that the organization that was hit by the operation consisted of Bulgarian citizens with connections in Macedonia, Greece, Romania and Serbia.

When the Bulgarian police seized the mentioned Bitcoins, the value of Bitcoin was $2300. At the point reached today, one Bitcoin is trading at $ 16,000. 213 thousand 519 Bitcoin, with its current value, is approximately 3 billion 500 million dollars. 13 billion 500 million TL in Turkish Lira…

What remains unclear at the moment is what the Bulgarian government does with the seized Bitcoins.

As Bivol.bg reported, the Bulgarian government has an ongoing investigation. He refused to give details, citing the criminal investigation.

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