{"id":308690,"date":"2024-11-18T18:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=308690\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:10:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:10:21","slug":"germany-misses-on-close-to-2-billion-by-selling-bitcoin-too-early","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/web-stories\/germany-misses-on-close-to-2-billion-by-selling-bitcoin-too-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Misses on Close to $2 Billion by Selling Bitcoin Too Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Noto+Sans%3Awght%40400%3B700\" 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Selling Bitcoin Too Early<br>\n<\/title><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=308690\/\"><meta name=\"web-stories-replace-head-end\"><body><amp-story standalone=\"\" publisher=\"Cryptonews\" publisher-logo-src=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Group-2.png\" title=\"Germany Misses on Close to $2 Billion by Selling Bitcoin Too Early\n\" poster-portrait-src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/18181001\/cropped-1731953382-1731925459-image-1731925214166_optimized-copy.jpg\"><amp-story-page id=\"ba3335ba-fcab-49e1-8088-937107b42c79\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\">\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#211b2e\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 2.0618556701030926% 2.0618556701030926% 2.0618556701030926% 2.0618556701030926%\" id=\"el-f15d7e8b-02ef-47c4-b7a3-b7b0ff271b1a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4047058823529416% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Germany&rsquo;s decision to offload nearly 50,000 Bitcoin in July at $53,000 per coin has resulted in an estimated loss of $2.015 billion, as Bitcoin has now reached a new all-time high of $93,434.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:66.18123%;width:82.52427%;height:18.93204%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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id=\"el-db51b37e-6249-49dd-9b19-fab7e2886f35\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.41823708206686966% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">The country&rsquo;s substantial Bitcoin stockpile was confiscated from Movie2k.to, a movie piracy website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #737373\">In January, German police seized 50,000 BTC from the piracy website, marking it as the &ldquo;most extensive security of Bitcoins by law enforcement authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany to date,&rdquo; according to a press release.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.49515%;top:35.92233%;width:79.85437%;height:12.78317%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% \/ 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533%\" id=\"el-aa737d16-bbda-4068-b6de-bd165dbe480d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.41823708206686966% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">Under German national law, seized assets must be sold if their market value fluctuates by more than 10% to mitigate risks from market volatility.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.49515%;top:22.49191%;width:82.52427%;height:8.89968%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 3.6363636363636362% 3.6363636363636362% 3.6363636363636362% 3.6363636363636362%\" id=\"el-64eda1b3-411e-45fa-93ec-d71dd461a436\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.5564705882352945% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">German Law Requires Seized Assets Like Bitcoin to be Sold<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.70874%;top:2.589%;width:9.70874%;height:6.47249%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c0ad4403-4c2e-489c-8f6a-a3d9d59ae24c\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.00005%;left:0%;top:-0.00003%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short.png\" alt=\"logo-short-color\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short.png 120w,https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short-96x96.png 96w,https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 4vh, 10vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:87.54045%;width:74.02913%;height:22.16828%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-89cd010e-ee84-4974-9fa6-28f0f25fbdb1\">\n<div 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auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\">\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-af1a5db4-eefc-45a9-a299-7ef439a8b4a1\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\">\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.19417%;top:57.9288%;width:79.12621%;height:18.93204%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% \/ 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095%\" id=\"el-986b0049-8825-4ec1-b11a-601972c89303\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.42208588957055254% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">Additionally, 1,000 BTC and 500 BTC were sent to two unknown addresses. Later in the day, Germany&rsquo;s government offloaded the last of its Bitcoin holdings, which included 3,093 Bitcoin sent to a wallet address.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.95146%;top:38.67314%;width:79.12621%;height:15.85761%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% \/ 2.0408163265306123% 2.0408163265306123% 2.0408163265306123% 2.0408163265306123%\" id=\"el-e3288e4a-02d4-4223-9bf8-0d28f8d7f6a8\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.42208588957055254% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">On July 12, German authorities executed multiple transactions, transferring a total of 3,200 Bitcoin across several platforms, including Bitstamp, Kraken, and Coinbase, with each platform receiving 400 BTC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.19417%;top:22.49191%;width:79.12621%;height:12.78317%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% 0.6134969325153374% \/ 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533%\" id=\"el-7db04a15-3fc6-4dc9-9b79-522a02c52c0d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.42208588957055254% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">In mid-June, the German government started gradually liquidating over 10,000 BTC, putting downward pressure on the cryptocurrency&rsquo;s market rate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.2233%;width:9.70874%;height:12.94498%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-91330bd0-2691-4603-b44d-1e6e66730a21\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.00005%;left:0%;top:-0.00003%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151430\/1718205270-recs-small-chess.png\" alt=\"recs small chess\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151430\/1718205270-recs-small-chess.png 80w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 4vh, 10vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:96.27832%;width:9.70874%;height:12.94498%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.00004%;left:0%;top:-0.00002%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151521\/1718205320-rec-element-big.png\" alt=\"rec element big\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151521\/1718205320-rec-element-big.png 100w,https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151521\/1718205320-rec-element-big-96x96.png 96w,https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151521\/1718205320-rec-element-big-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 5vh, 12vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\" cta-image=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/18102419\/1731925459-image-1731925214166_optimized.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/germany-misses-on-1-7-billion-by-selling-bitcoin-too-early\/\" rel=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"5e6d62c9-9533-4540-ad55-3796fe9c7aef\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\">\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#211b2e\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-9dd53207-bded-4697-a44b-58adec2c1711\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\">\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.95146%;top:64.07767%;width:78.39806%;height:15.85761%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6191950464396285% 0.6191950464396285% 0.6191950464396285% 0.6191950464396285% \/ 2.0408163265306123% 2.0408163265306123% 2.0408163265306123% 2.0408163265306123%\" id=\"el-0336b783-de30-4abf-a104-d15a8c6e64c6\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.42600619195046474% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,0.54)\">While Donald Trump&rsquo;s victory may have sparked optimism for a Bitcoin-friendly administration, experts say the real catalyst lies in the cryptocurrency&rsquo;s unique supply dynamics following its April halving.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.95146%;top:48.7055%;width:78.39806%;height:12.78317%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6191950464396285% 0.6191950464396285% 0.6191950464396285% 0.6191950464396285% \/ 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533% 2.5316455696202533%\" id=\"el-0ef32efe-ec87-4c10-9843-e1692a614d19\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.42600619195046474% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,0.54)\">Bitcoin&rsquo;s recent surge has captured headlines, but analysts argue that the primary driver is not the U.S. presidential election outcome.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.95146%;top:35.11327%;width:82.52427%;height:9.87055%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 3.278688524590164% 3.278688524590164% 3.278688524590164% 3.278688524590164%\" id=\"el-4d2e16c1-fe90-47a5-8c8d-9d995d11d5e9\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.6070588235294123% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700;color: #fff\">Bitcoin Rally Driven by More Than Just Trump Victory<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:101.94175%;width:101.94175%;height:2.589%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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