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UK Police Force Will Auction $621K Worth of Seized Bitcoin

UK police force will launch an online auction which will run for 24 hours on Wednesday 25th September to sell seized Bitcoin. UK Police has seized the stash from computer hacker who sold personal data and provided hacking services in exchange for cryptocurrency. The Auction will be managed by Wilsons Auctions, UK.

The sized cryptocurrencies will be split across two auctions and will appeal to a wide global audience with Lots ranging from 0.25 to 2 bitcoins while other cryptocurrency will contain larger number of coins such as Monero (XMR), Ethereum and Ripple.

We are delighted to be marking another first at Wilsons Auctions by carrying out the first auction of bitcoin under the instruction of a UK police force

Wilsons Auctions’ Asset Recovery Director Aidan Larkin said
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