This would have been an issue if the donation was in foreign currency, from non-citizen who is bad/dangerous for the country. But since Bitcoin is a neutral currency, and  transparent enough to determine how the donor acquired the coins, the donation reciever could be considered especially if the transactions related to the coins of the donor is transparent, no mixer used and the coins is clean. This is important considering the reciever is a government official and the donation is for election into government office. The size of the donation could matter too or be something to be suspicious about.  I think lawful investigators can privately determine the identities of Bitcoin donors for elections or things like this assuming they are anonymous.
Anyway, Bitcoin can easily scale through alot of morality checks as along as its principles are not violated. It's safer to use it compared to other non-local currencies in things like this

There is such confusion every day, but what is clear is that by doing this, the government and the punishment given will reduce it a little, which will make everyone afraid of the threat that is being placed on Bitcoin and therefore crypto will also be peaceful. This will affect other companies because Bitcoin is mostly running in every country and every company will suffer or suffer, so this is a good lesson for everyone. The link you have given has all the information and explanation, which ends all the talk.

politics has taken a dark turn lol. Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned after selling 468 bitcoin what he got as a donation because they came from a dark web criminal. Opposition called it money laundering and government narrowly survived a no confidence vote 94 vs 101. While the judge's resignation has made civilian government safer, public trust has been eroded ahead of October election.

you know when government or institution hold or sell crypto from questionable sources, the need for due diligence and transparency also ethical standard comes into sharp focus, right? Especially when institution are investing in crypto, such as the first healthcare provider you mentioned above, they will face increased regulatory pressure globally unless they clearly demonstrate a track record of auditability and source verification. You know, such type of czech saga is not just local at all, it may increase global standard for public crypto and ethics.

I see, thanks for explaining it.

What are the chances that he was not aware of the source? IMO, zero lol. Although the government survived with a thin margin, it will now extract more from people in the form of corruption because in the upcoming elections chances of winning are slim. And guess what, they will be smarter this time lol. 

I think several governments have got their seized Bitcoin and people won't complain with that. But accepting Bitcoin's or dirty funds, that's how they react with it. It's better for these governments to give always the clarity why they have accepted what was given to them than to hide it and make people angry of it.

Bitcoin is still Bitcoin.
It's only the opinion of people that matters here and the other sectors won't be affected.

it was intentional since they are trying to overthrow the current administration i believe this was an elaborate plan to make the government look bad

if fiat was given no one would know but bitcoin is seen by everyone and everyone can see from where it came from and the tracks of the bitcoin

This isn't a Bitcoin scandal. It's a corruption scandal. Would it be a euro scandal if they received funds in that currency instead? Don't usually need to be picky, but you really should know better OP!


You don't need a reason for corruption. Money speaks for itself. Bad mistake if they think Bitcoin somehow is less traceable than good old cash in a suitcase (refer Eva Kaili, Greek EuroParl MEP).

A man, who was previously convicted of drug trafficking, weaponize offences and other illegal things, donated 1 billion Czech money to the Ministry of Justice. Isn't that funny and ironic? By the way, if the opposition party hasn't made it as a scandal, the government would feel okay to accept donation from criminals. This means that the government is okay with money laundering through Bitcoin donation if no one notices but if you receive a few bucks from a mixer, then the police will immediately knock on your door.

Of course it's ironic, but the question is, did the minister know he was receiving a donation from a man of such a profile? Maybe he knew and thought that no one would find out since the donation was in cryptocurrency, or maybe that donor was hired to do something like that.

You have as many similar scandals in Eastern Europe as you want, so in my country the ruling party was condemned as a criminal organization, and the party president at the time and also the prime minister ended up in prison. Do I have to tell you that the same party is still in power today?

What I want to say is that politics is a dirty business, especially where people stop at nothing to achieve their goals.