Russia confiscates Bitcoin worth $ 10 million from a former law enforcement officer

• Russia confiscates 2,718 Bitcoin worth $ 10 million from a former ICRF official.
• The former official was involved in the so -called largest bribe in Russia.
• The confiscated bitcoins are assigned to the state revenue.

Russian authorities have confiscated Bitcoin worth around $ 10 million by Marat Tambiev, a former employee of the Russian Federation committee (ICRF).

The attack, reported The campaign published by the local news agency TASS included the hike of 103 Bitcoins, which in a ledger nano

The largest bribot scandal in Russian history

Tambiev's conviction is due to the largest bribery scandal in the history of Russia, which dealt with a bribe in the amount of an incredible 2,718 BTC, which was worth around $ 258 million at the time of the judgment.

The district court of Nikulinsky in Moscow had previously ordered the confiscation of 1,032 BTC from Tambiev in 2023 and pointed out that the assets came from unconfirmed income.

The case against Tamiev came to light after his arrest in March 2022, as an investigator discovered the private keys to his Bitcoin wallet in a folder called "Retirement" on his laptop.

The source of bribery was attributed to the Infraud organization, a notorious hacker group. Members from Kazakhstan and Estonia are said to have bribed Tamiev in exchange for positive court decisions, including the efforts to stop their own law enforcement and to hide assets worth over $ 138 million in cryptocurrency.

This case not only shows the extent of corruption in certain areas of the Russian government, but also reflects the developing attitude of the country towards cryptocurrencies.

The confiscated bitcoins are to be integrated in Russia's state revenue

As part of the court proceedings, the confiscated Bitcoin are now integrated into the state revenue of Russia, a step that signals how the country deals with digital currencies in an official function.

This development comes from the fact that Russia is increasingly considering cryptocurrencies for international trade, especially as a means of bypassing Western sanctions.

The finance minister expressed its openness to the use of Bitcoin in foreign trade and showed a potentially dual approach for crypto - one of regulation and integration as well as strict measures against its abuse in criminal activities.