Which Polish politicians invest in cryptocurrencies? – Bitcoin.pl

Key takeaways:

  • Cryptocurrencies do not often appear in the wallets of Polish parliamentarians – Confederation politicians stand out in this field, the largest investor of which is Sławomir Mentzen, who has a significant amount of bitcoins.
  • Other politicians of this formation, such as Krzysztof Bosak or Konrad Berkowicz, also declare that they have cryptocurrencies.
  • Cryptocurrencies also appear in the asset declarations of MPs from other parties: Janusz Kowalski and Michał Gramatyka (Polska 2050) have digital assets.

In recent months, politicians have been eager to talk about cryptocurrencies. But do they know about it and invest in digital assets? It turns out that Bitcoin fans are mainly members of the Confederation.

MPs have cryptocurrencies

Polish parliamentarians must submit asset declarations every year. The idea is to help us control their assets and thus verify whether they have any suspicious income. Thanks to this, we can also check whether MPs have cryptocurrencies.

The largest investor in digital assets in the Sejm is Sławomir Mentzen, who holds 33.7 bitcoins worth PLN 10.5 million (at the time of submitting the statement). In addition, he has 901.2 thousand. PLN savings, 15 thousand euro, 1.5 thousand USD and 165 British pounds. In addition, there is a package of shares and… V-bucks worth PLN 600.

It turns out that the co-leader of the Confederation, Krzysztof Bosak, also has cryptocurrencies. In the statement, he entered 0.05774 bitcoin, 0.0287 ether and 0.03899 EthereumPoW (ETHW). In addition, there are over 304.5 thousand PLN.

Konrad Berkowicz from Konfederacja has PLN 128.6 thousand in his wallet. PLN in cryptocurrencies. In addition, it has 14.4 thousand PLN.

The same method of investing was chosen by MP Ryszard Wilk, who has cryptocurrencies worth PLN 190,000. PLN. In addition, he has about 5 thousand. PLN and shares of CD Projekt, Orlen, PKO BP, XDD Mentzen and Dino Polska.

Not only the Confederation

However, not only “Konfa” MPs have cryptocurrencies. Janusz Kowalski, a former PiS MP, who has been defending the industry in recent months – he even presented the assumptions of a draft bill that was to be endorsed by his former party – also showed it in his declaration of assets. In his asset declaration, he showed 0.00720357 bitcoin worth PLN 2,290.78.

Michał Gramatyka, Minister of Digital Affairs from Poland 2050, has cryptocurrencies from the government camp. In his asset declaration, he declared digital assets worth just over PLN 4,000. PLN.

There is an ongoing debate about market regulation

In the background, there is an ongoing fight to regulate the cryptocurrency market in Poland. So far, there are many indications that we will receive the president’s fourth veto. Unless the agreement that the Presidential Palace and Polska 2050 are working on is finally negotiated. However, the KO will still have the decisive vote and, as many indications indicate, it wants to continue pushing its regulatory project.