Infamous British-American social media influencer and five-time world kickboxing champion Andrew Tate is still making headlines following his arrest in Bucharest, Romania in December 2022.
Accused of human trafficking, sexual assault, and forming an organized criminal enterprise, Romanian police seized millions of dollars worth of luxury cars, homes, and watches from Tate and his associates.
In a twist of events, the police also заплијењено hardware wallets from Tate and his brother Tristan, containing digital assets worth over a hundred thousand dollars together, including five bitcoins (BTC) worth about $110k for Andrew and 16 bitcoins held by Tristan, amounting to a total of $465k.
Interestingly, the five seized bitcoins were held in Andrew’s girlfriend’s wallet, and it’s yet to be confirmed if he holds any other crypto.
It’s no secret that Tate praised cryptocurrencies as a hedge against инфлација, but how much of his fondness for digital currencies is driven by personal conviction or financial gain remains unclear.
Tate and his obsession with crypto
In December 2022, Altcoin Daily, a YouTube channel with over one million subscribers, апплauded Tate’s encouragement of crypto investment, mainly BTC and ETH.
Source: https://crypto.news/romanian-authorities-take-a-bite-out-of-andrew-tates-bitcoin-stash/