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Bitcoin Seized: Russia Confiscates $10M

Russia Converts Seized Bitcoin into State Revenue in Bribery Case

  • Bitcoin worth $10 million was confiscated from Marat Tambiev.
  • The cryptocurrency was stored on a hardware wallet.
  • Tambiev is a former employee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

The Russian government has seized Bitcoin valued at $10 million from ex-ICRF employee Marat Tambiev. The cryptocurrency, held on a hardware wallet, will be added to state revenue following its confiscation in a bribery investigation.

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