Czech Police Don Arrest Darknet Founder for $45M Bitcoin Bribery Case
Czech polis don catch Tomas Jirikovsky, wey be founder of darknet market, for something wey concern 468 BTC (wey be like $45 million) Bitcoin donation wey cause Justice Minister Pavel Blazek to comot for power. For Thursday raid, officers catch Jirikovsky after e try run climb roof. Jirikovsky, wey dem don convict in 2017 for running Sheep Marketplace and dem sentence am nine years for embezzlement, drug trafficking, and illegal gun possession, dem release am on parole in 2021. Government people talk say e pay minister to make dem no put am for jail. E still get Bitcoin wey e never surrender, including about 1,500 BTC from before bad things e do, dem never take am back. Blockchain analytics company Arkham Intelligence trace one Bitcoin movement wey worth $77.5 million from one Nucleus darknet wallet in March 2025. Lucien Bourdon from Trezor talk say big transfers fit always dey traced, to make sure people no do anyhow.
Neutral
Even tho di arrest dey show regulator eye and how Bitcoin transactions fit track, e no too likely say e go make big market change. Before, when law enforcement carry action against darknet operators like how dem shut down Silk Road, e cause small shake for market but no really affect Bitcoin price for long term. Traders fit dey cautious more around privacy-focused assets, but di bigger crypto market still dey run by institutional adoption, macro trends, and tech developments, meaning impact no go too big.