Media: Odessa resident sued his wife for 16,000 BTC

Media: Odessa resident sued his wife for 16,000 BTC

After the divorce, the couple divided their property. My husband received about 16,000 bitcoins.

The Ukrainian Bitcoin whale was discovered by the media while studying documents from the divorce proceedings. Court documents from 2017 show 16,000 bitcoins that went to Odessa after a divorce and division of property with his wife. 

The documents do not indicate the Bitcoin wallet storing the asset. There is no way to confirm or deny the presence of such an amount in a Ukrainian’s account.

During the period of these trials, the law “On Virtual Assets” had not yet come into force in Ukraine. The document adopted by the deputies at the beginning of September last year was returned by the president to the Verkhovna Rada.

However, in the declarations of 652 Ukrainian officials indicated 46351 bitcoins for 2020.

Subscribe to ForkNews in Telegram to stay up to date with news from the world of cryptocurrencies

You May Also Like

1282018-10-04

Passware Kit can recover passwords from Bitcoin wallets

Passware, Inc., a provider of a set of paid utilities for guessing (or determining) file passwords, announced that Passware Kit can now recover passwords from popular Bitcoin wallets: Blockchain.com and Bitcoin Core.

Bitcoin,
552022-02-22

Bitcoin legalization ensures GDP growth in El Salvador

Bitcoin has brought the El Salvadoran economy to a new level and ensured GDP growth.

Bitcoin

Latest articles from Bitcoin category