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Czech Government Survives No-Confidence Vote Over $45M Bitcoin Donation
The Czech government has weathered a political storm this week, surviving a no-confidence vote triggered by a $45 million bitcoin payment from a convicted criminal.The scandal has rocked Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s administration months before national elections, Reuters reports.The payment of 468 bitcoin was made to the state by a man previously jailed for running a darknet drug marketplace called Sheep Marketplace.The donation was accepted by …
Controversial crypto donation changes Czech political attitudes
The political upheaval surrounding a Czech minister’s unwise decision to accept a $45 million Bitcoin donation from a drug dealer is set to cement the opposition’s lead in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in October. While the government survived a no-confidence vote, the affair is hurting support for the ruling coalition, the latest polling data indicated. The main opposition party, which initiated the motion, is heading towards victor…
The Czech Republic has been rocked by a bitcoin scandal for three weeks. The Ministry of Justice received bitcoins worth almost one billion crowns as a gift from Tomáš Jiřikovský, who was legally convicted of drug trafficking, illegal arms possession and theft of cryptocurrency. After a wave of criticism from opposition and coalition MPs, Minister Pavel Blažek (ODS) resigned and left the ministry. His successor, Eva Decroix (ODS), presented a ti…
When former Minister of Justice from the ODS Pavel Blažek defended the unusual bitcoin donation he received from convicted Tomáš Jiřikovský today, he pointed out that the said sum would help finance the Prison Service or serve to help victims of crime. However, after it was revealed that bitcoins worth...
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