U.K. Government Gears Up to Sell $7B Bitcoin: Report - Unchained

The UK government is preparing to sell up to $7 billion worth of seized bitcoin, primarily to help address a significant budget deficit, according to a Saturday report from The Telegraph

This stash is largely composed of 61,000 BTC confiscated in a 2018 raid linked to a Chinese Ponzi scheme. Bitcoin’s current price point means these coins have appreciated more than 20-fold since then, now valued at over $6 billion.

The sale is reportedly being coordinated by the U.K. Home Office and police, with close oversight from the Treasury and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.


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Some industry watchers urged caution to avoid a poorly-timed sell-off that could negatively impact the market or short-change the Treasury.

“Gordon Brown’s ‘Brown’s Bottom’ saw the UK dump its gold at rock-bottom prices from ’99 to ’02. It’s the blunder which may repeat itself if UK’s sells its Bitcoin stash.,” said Blokland Smart Multi-Asset Fund founder Jeroen Blokland on X

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