In May 2025, the Czech Republic found itself at the center of a political firestorm over a massive Bitcoin donation gone wrong. The 468 Bitcoin donation, worth nearly $50M, given to the Czech Ministry ...

The country's former justice minister, Pavel Blažek, resigned last month after his ministry accepted a donation of bitcoin ...

Czech President Petr Pavel has sworn in a new justice minister amid a political crisis caused by a bitcoin-related scandal.

By Albin Sybera in Prague Czech Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek said he is to resign after multiple reports of his ministry ...

Czech Republic Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek has resigned after reports emerged that the Justice Ministry collected ...

The opposition has accused Pavel Blažek of possible money laundering because it wasn't clear where the bitcoins came from.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned from his post over a bitcoin-related scandal on Friday. PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic Justice Minister Pavel Blažek ...

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PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned from his post over a bitcoin-related scandal on Friday. Blažek was under fire from the opposition after his ministry ...

(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned from his post over a ...