Finnish Customs is holding a tender among brokers for the sale of confiscated BTC – Bits Media

The Finnish Customs Service will select cryptocurrency brokers to sell bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies worth more than $78 million.

According to the statement
Finnish customs, the agency is looking for performers for the sale of cryptocurrencies, confiscated in favor of the state among criminals, Mostly drug dealers. Registration for participation in a tender for cryptocurrency brokers is open before 30 August 2021 of the year.

“We ask interested operators to take part in the tender. Our goal – Create a constant procedure, with which we can safely and reliably sell cryptocurrencies, confiscated in favor of the state, And in the future. The selected operator must, eg, fully comply with the requirements of the legislation on cryptocurrencies ", – said the Director for the Finnish Customs Department of Finland Pyulkkanen (Pekka Pylkkänen).

According to the statement, The company invited to participate in tenders should comprehensively demonstrate their reliability. The tender will be organized on the basis of a competitive negotiation procedure, in which the customs will choose no more than five candidates. The selected candidates must be cryptocurrency brokers, which are registered in the register of brokers in their country, have experience in selling large batch of cryptocurrencies, and can also demonstrate procedures for preventing money laundering and checking customers.

The goal of the tender is to select from one to three candidates for the implementation of cryptocurrencies, confiscated customs. The competition is held on the scale of the whole EU.

The Customs Service of Finland said
About plans for sale 1 981 BTC, which were confiscated from the sale of drugs of criminals related to the sale of drugs, in January. Finland determined
The rules for storing and selling confiscated bitcoins back in February 2018 of the year. In the spring 2019 year the country's customs service decided
The question of confiscated 1 666 BTC - the authorities were afraid, that in the case of the sale of crypto assets may be in the hands of criminals.

maybe, Confiscated cryptocurrencies are partially related to last year's operation to close
Sipulimarket Darknet market. In December, his assets were confiscated by Finnish customs in cooperation with Europol and the Polish police.