The Czech government has faced a political storm this week, who survived a confidence vote triggered by a guilty criminal by $ 45 million bitcoin payment.

This scam has shook the administration of Prime Minister Petra Fiala months before the national elections, Reuters report,

468 bitcoins were paid by a person to the state who was earlier jailed to run a dark drug marketplace called lamb’s market.

Dan was accepted by the then Justice Minister Pavel Blazek, who later Resigned between backlashby the government. Bitcoin was sold at about 1 billion checks in Koruna, which costs around $ 45 million.

The opposition party ANO, which leads the elections before the October vote, filed a confidence pace and accused the ruling alliance of potentially assisting illegal assets in the century, as the source of BTC is not clear.

Critics say that the government should include prosecutors or police instead of accepting potentially tainted crypto funds. After two days of debate, the speed failed in the lower house, where Fiala’s coalition retains the majority.

Nevertheless, Blazek insisted that he acted legally in accepting the donation, which was about 30% of the crypto found on man’s returned equipment.

The intentions of the donor are not clear. The case shook the government of a country whose central bank approved earlier this year. Proposal to study bitcoin as a reserved property. Czech National Bank chief Els Mitchell has also said Bitcoin is not to be “together” with crypto.

Polymarket traders are currently watching the main opposition party, ANO winning parliamentary elections in October. That result has alleged obstacles Currently at 92%Whereas Blazek has just 6%of ODS party opportunities.