SA government getting into BTC confiscation: In June 2026, a Johannesburg High Court ruling confirmed that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) can forfeit Bitcoin (and related funds) for breaches of exchange-control rules.  In the case of Mangundhla & Dangaiso v South African Reserve Bank, traders had moved nearly 1,680 Bitcoin (worth about R182 million at the time) from South African Luno accounts to foreign-exchange wallets between 2018 and 2020 without required Treasury approval. SARB treated this as unlawful capital export and ordered the forfeiture of nearly R6 million in Bitcoin assets plus bank/crypto-account balances. Judge Stuart Wilson upheld the order, ruling that Bitcoin is both “money” and “capital” under the Exchange Control Regulations 1961, so it can be seized like traditional currency.  This contradicts an earlier 2025 Pretoria High Court decision that crypto was neither money nor capital (that earlier ruling is under appeal). Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations have also raised concerns about broader state powers over crypto, including possible forced sales, but those remain proposals and are not yet in force.  Separately, authorities have seized Bitcoin-mining equipment in cases involving illegal electricity use or other crimes, but the 2026 judgment is the clearest example of actual Bitcoin-asset forfeiture tied to capital-control rules.

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