The auction of the 611 bitcoins, seized during a cybercrime case was successfully closed on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. More than 1,500 bidders participated in the operation.

The France has just succeeded in its first judicial auction of bitcoins. These 611 bitcoins, seized during a cybercrime case and sold by the state, were sold at prices close to the current price of the cryptocurrency.
The auction took place in the premises of the Parisian auction house Kapandji Morhange. Bidders registered several days in advance are Made up of French, Belgians and British.
The first bitcoin sold 5 times its price of the day. Including the auction costs, the lots were sold above their price but still in a range close to the price of the day (around 46,400 euros).
The first batch of 0.11 bitcoin, offered at 2,500 euros, soared to 26,800 euros, nearly five times its market price. The following lots, which made it possible to acquire, depending on the case of 0.11 to 2 bitcoins, have always been sold at a lower price than the price of the day. The biggest prize of the sale, which included 20 bitcoins, was sold for 802,250 euros against 780,000 euros.