South Korean Prosecutors Sell 320.8 Seized Bitcoins, Valued at Around $21.5 Million

BlockBeats News, March 10th, the Gwangju Local Prosecutors' Office in South Korea has sold 320.8 bitcoins and transferred approximately $21.5 million in proceeds to the national treasury. At the end of January, the Gwangju Local Prosecutors' Office lost a large amount of bitcoins that had been confiscated in a criminal case and were being held. During a routine inspection of the confiscated bitcoins, they inadvertently accessed a fake phishing website, and hackers eventually returned the 320.8 bitcoins.