I'm not at all surprised that any politician in any country invests in Bitcoin, they consider themselves smarter than most people, and who wants to miss the opportunity to make money, especially in a country where aren't many real opportunities. Tactics with buying private keys with the old balance may make sense for some, especially if it is a country where corruption is at a high level - I guess that with private keys come receipts for the purchase of those same coins.
In any case, this Ukrainian minister has a demanding job to try to find evidence of any illegal activities if he thinks they exist. Otherwise, he must accept that people are simply smart investors, which of course is not prohibited by law.
Topic: 652 Ukrainian officials declare holding a total of 46,351 BTC - page 4. (Read 591 times)
46k of bitcoins is an impressive number, and laundering is definitely in the possibilities since corruption in politics is rife, I might be wrong though and that they might just be progressive thinking like what OP says.
Source: https://t.me/zedigital/654
Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation said on Telegram that 652 Ukrainian officials declared holding a total of 46,351 BTC. He commented that either they are lying to launder their money, or there are more progressive investors in Ukraine than he thought.
It's been known for a long time that some Ukrainian members of Parliament and other officials invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but the full scale of it has never been known. It's possible that the figure is that big, if there are a lot of early investors, but it could also be like the minister said - an attempt to launder dirty money by presenting them as a profit from Bitcoin investment.
It's possible to buy some old coins that haven't been touched for years and their private key on OTC markets for some premium, transfer them to your own wallet, and then claim that you have owned them for years and even present a signature as a "proof".
Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation said on Telegram that 652 Ukrainian officials declared holding a total of 46,351 BTC. He commented that either they are lying to launder their money, or there are more progressive investors in Ukraine than he thought.
It's been known for a long time that some Ukrainian members of Parliament and other officials invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but the full scale of it has never been known. It's possible that the figure is that big, if there are a lot of early investors, but it could also be like the minister said - an attempt to launder dirty money by presenting them as a profit from Bitcoin investment.
It's possible to buy some old coins that haven't been touched for years and their private key on OTC markets for some premium, transfer them to your own wallet, and then claim that you have owned them for years and even present a signature as a "proof".
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