Posted 4/4/2024, 3:34:00 PM
U.S. Government Adds $40 Million in Seized Bitcoin to $14B Digital Asset Treasury
- U.S. government recently transferred $40 million worth of Bitcoin seized from two Estonian citizens in 2022
- U.S. government now has approx. $14.3 billion worth of digital assets in its treasury, with 212,872 BTC and 45,654 ETH
- Transfer comes days after court order to forfeit and sell $130 million in Bitcoin from Silk Road
- $497.14 million in Bitcoin recently moved into Coinbase International wallet from a secret "12BKk" wallet
- Investigators in Saxony, Germany recently seized 50,000 BTC worth €2 billion, the largest crypto seizure in the country