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A entry of 600,000 euros: France now holds 6 bitcoins after closing a Darknet platform
Published on September 16, 2025
Active since 2017, the Dark French Anti System platform made it possible to buy narcotics, personal data or weapons on the Darknet.It had 12,000 members.
It is a beautiful loot that the French state has just seized: 6 bitcoins worth 600,000 euros in the current course of the queen of cryptos.Friday, September 12, the Cybercrime Fighting section of the Paris prosecutor's office announced the opening of judicial information on the Dark French Anti System platform, which has just been dismantled.
Active for 9 years, this platform made it possible to buy drugs on the Darknet, personal data, weapons or even anonymization advice.Two men, one 28 years old and the other 36, are suspected of being the creator of the platform and the criminal products.They were presented to the investigating judge for their indictment.The platform had more than 12,000 users.
Bitcoin seizures in France
Publicly, France therefore now has 6 bitcoins.The country does not communicate on the number of bitcoins from judicial affairs which it could hold more.In 2021, France had sold more than 611 bitcoins from fraudulent auction sites, collecting 24 million euros according to Olivier Dussopt, former minister delegate to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Relaunch, in charge of public accounts.If France wanted to take advantage of the Haussier Bitcoin market in 2021, a sale at the current Bitcoin course, ie 98,200 euros this Tuesday, would have brought double to the State, more than 60 million euros.
According to the Bitcoin Treasuries site, 9 countries hold (publicly) Bitcoin.The United States is the first Bitcoin holders, with 198.109 Bitcoins seized of judicial cases.The country plans to establish a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve to store them, according to the wishes of US President Donald Trump.Behind, China holds 194,000 bitcoins, going from an anti-Cryptomonia policy to an opening towards the sector.The United Kingdom comes in third position, with 61,245 Bitcoins.