Czech Justice Minister Steps Down Amid Bitcoin Controversy

Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek has resigned following controversy surrounding his department’s handling of nearly 500 Bitcoins donated by a convicted drug dealer. The funds, valued at roughly $45 million, were auctioned off to support judicial system digitization, prison drug treatment programs, and housing for prison guards. However, the Bitcoin’s origins trace back to Tomas Jirikovsky, an individual linked to the infamous Sheep Marketplace, a dark web platform known for facilitating illegal transactions.