According to BlockBeats, on July 5, German MP Joana Cotar strongly criticized the government's decision to sell $195 million worth of Bitcoin. Cotar believes that this move may increase market volatility and have a long-term negative impact on the stability of the cryptocurrency market. These Bitcoins originated from an investigation into the illegal website Movie2k.to.

Cotar said on Twitter that the German government should reconsider this strategy and discuss Bitcoin as a strategic reserve currency in comparison with the United States.