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Story: Polish Scandal: Prime Minister Tusk Links Corruption to $83 Million Crypto Collapse

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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Arrests, Gifts, and Reclaimed Immunity. Radoslaw Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee, has been arrested.

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PiS Under Pressure, Crypto in Parliament's Crosshairs. The timing is tough for the PiS. Just over a year before the legislative elections, this scandal…

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is taking decisive action. He accuses an organized corruption system between the nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) and Zondacrypto, a…

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Zondacrypto, formerly known as Bitbay, closed its doors in April, leaving thousands of creditors in the lurch. The total loss: 350 million zlotys, approximately 83 million euros.

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Radoslaw Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee, has been arrested. Charged with influence peddling, he is accused of receiving gifts from Kral and, notably, of…

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Other names are circulating. Zbigniew Ziobro, former Minister of Justice, is mentioned in the case—he is reportedly in the United States.

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Several Polish sports federations are demanding a change in leadership at the Olympic Committee.

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The prosecutor's office is also investigating the links between Zondacrypto and nationalist entities.

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And then there's the CPAC conference. Held in May 2025 in Poland, it is under the authorities' watch. Why?

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Nawrocki, for his part, complicates the life of the Tusk government. As the elected president, he has regularly vetoed laws aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency market.

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A new parliamentary vote on cryptocurrency regulation is expected. Things are changing quickly, politically speaking, and the pressure is mounting on both sides—on the government…

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The PiS also accuses Brussels of political manipulation, further straining relations between Warsaw and the European Union.

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