Man has €52million worth of Bitcoin confiscated after High Court rules cryptocurrency proceeds of crime

Clifton Collins, 49, bought around 6,000 units of the cryptocurrency at an early stage and kept it as its price rocketed online. He came to Garda attention in February 2017, when a 4×4 he was driving was stopped in the Sally Gap area of the Wicklow Mountains. A search of the vehicle uncovered a small amount of cannabis and in a follow-up …Clifton Collins, 49, bought around 6,000 units of the cryptocurrency at an early stage and kept it as its price rocketed online. He came to Garda attention in February 2017, when a 4×4 he was driving was stopped in the Sally Gap area of the Wicklow Mountains. A search of the vehicle uncovered a small amount of cannabis and in a follow-up …Read More