爱尔兰毒贩因丢失种子短语而失去了 3.45 亿欧元的比特币财富

比特币存放在 12 个钱包中，是从一名毒贩那里没收的，毒贩声称助记词在一次入室盗窃中丢失。

A drug dealer's Bitcoin, valued at €345 million ($378 million), has remained inaccessible to Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) despite being confiscated in 2019.

一名毒贩的比特币价值 3.45 亿欧元（约合 3.78 亿美元），尽管已于 2019 年被没收，但爱尔兰犯罪资产局 (CAB) 仍无法获取该比特币。

Clifton Collins forfeited around $56 million in Bitcoin in 2020 after the High Court of Ireland ruled it was proceeds of crime.

2020 年，爱尔兰高等法院裁定克利夫顿柯林斯 (Clifton Collins) 的比特币为犯罪所得，没收了约 5600 万美元的比特币。

The Bitcoin was to be handed over to the CAB following the discovery of a cannabis cultivation operation at Collins' property, under the Proceeds of Crime legislation. A freezing order was put in place to stop its movement.

根据犯罪收益立法，在柯林斯的财产中发现大麻种植作业后，比特币将被移交给 CAB。冻结令已到位，以阻止其行动。

However, the CAB has been unable to access the Bitcoin, which is stored in 12 wallets, for the past four years, according to a recent report in The Irish Times. During this time, the price of Bitcoin has risen from around $9,000 to its current level of over $62,000.

然而，根据《爱尔兰时报》最近的一篇报道，过去四年来，CAB 一直无法访问存储在 12 个钱包中的比特币。在此期间，比特币的价格从 9,000 美元左右上涨至目前超过 62,000 美元的水平。

Collins first invested in Bitcoin in 2011 with proceeds from his narcotics operation, when the cryptocurrency was trading between $0.30 and $29. Trading concluded in 2011 at $4.72.

柯林斯于 2011 年首次投资比特币，当时该加密货币的交易价格在 0.30 美元至 29 美元之间。 2011 年的交易价格为 4.72 美元。

He claimed to have concealed a document containing the seed phrases for his BTC accounts in a fishing rod case at a rented property in Co Galway. Collins alleged that the case was lost during a break-in at his home, though it may have also been lost during the clearing of the property following his arrest.

他声称将一份包含其 BTC 账户助记词的文件藏在戈尔韦郡一处出租房产的鱼竿盒中。柯林斯声称，该箱子是在他家被闯入时丢失的，尽管也可能是在他被捕后清理财产时丢失的。

According to the CAB's annual report, Collins was able to reclaim assets valued at €1.2 million ($1.3 million), including 89 Bitcoin, a fishing boat, a Gyro aircraft, a metal detector, an electric bicycle and several motor vehicles.

根据 CAB 的年度报告，柯林斯收回了价值 120 万欧元（130 万美元）的资产，包括 89 个比特币、一艘渔船、一架陀螺仪飞机、一架金属探测器、一辆电动自行车和几辆机动车辆。