Swedish bank freezes customer's account after she sells 5 BTC
Swedbank recently froze a customer's account after it found out about her selling five bitcoins on a digital currency marketplace. The customer, who asked not to be named, said the Swedish bank froze her account a few days after she sold her bitcoins on LocalBitcoins.com. "I sold the bitcoins on 4th September 2013. I could see that the money had been deposited into my bank account. When I checked my account a few days later I could see that it was blocked and I couldn't do any transactions on my account," she explained. The customer went on to say she was particularly frustrated that the....
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