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Arkham· 2025-07-23 15:31
Government Seizures and Sales of Bitcoin - The US Government seized and sold approximately 29657 BTC from Silk Road for $18740000, with an average price of $632 [1] - The US Government seized and sold approximately 50000 BTC from Silk Road for $19000000, with an average price of $380 [1] - The US Government seized and sold approximately 50000 BTC from Silk Road for $13500000, with an average price of $270 [1] - The US Government seized and sold approximately 44341 BTC from Silk Road for $14600000, with an average price of $329 [1] - The US Government seized and sold approximately 2719 BTC from various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases for $1600000, with an average price of $588 [1] - In January 2018, the US Government sold approximately 3813 BTC from various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases for $42 million, with an average price of $11014 [2] - In March 2018, the US Government sold approximately 2170 BTC mostly seized from Shaun Bridges for $18700000, with an average price of $8618 [2] - In November 2018, the US Government sold approximately 660 BTC from various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases for $4000000, with an average price of $6061 [2] - In February 2020, the US Government sold approximately 4040 BTC seized from various cases for $38000000, with an average price of $9406 [2] - In July 2021, the US Government sold approximately 500 BTC seized from Mark Simon for $19200000, with an average price of $38400 [3] Bitcoin Seizures and Transfers to Coinbase/Binance - In December 2022, approximately 1061 BTC seized from Potapenko/Turogin were deposited to Binance, valued at $179 million [3] - In March 2023, approximately 9861 BTC seized from James Zhong were sold for $215 million, with an average price of $21803 [3] - In March 2023, approximately 204 BTC seized from Gery Shalon were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $458 million [3] - In June 2023, approximately 1645 BTC seized from James Zhong were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $494 million [3] - In July 2023, approximately 8200 BTC seized from James Zhong were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $2524 million [3] - In April 2024, approximately 2000 BTC seized from James Zhong were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $1313 million [3] - In June 2024, approximately 3940 BTC seized from Banmeet Singh were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $2412 million [3] - In July 2024, approximately 587 BTC seized from Ryan Farace were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $4 million [3] - In August 2024, approximately 10000 BTC seized from James Zhong were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $5939 million [3] - In December 2024, approximately 10000 BTC seized from James Zhong were deposited to Coinbase, valued at $9686 million [3]
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Arkham· 2025-07-23 15:30
DID THE US GOVERNMENT JUST SELL 170,000 BTC ($20 BILLION)?No. This Freedom of Information Request response from the US Marshals Service (USMS) cites them as holding 28,988 BTC ($3.4B), but other departments of the US Government also seize and hold Bitcoin, including the FBI, DOJ, DEA, and US Attorney’s Offices.The US Government currently holds at least 198,000 BTC ($23.5B) across multiple addresses held by different government arms - none of this has moved for 4 months.Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis):I’ ...