US government has now lost $21 billion selling seized Bitcoin we once fought to freeze

Twelve years ago, hardcore Bitcoin users begged developers to “nuke” coins held in a US government wallet captured from Silk Road. They feared the feds could dump the stash and crush the market, or...

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US government has now lost $21 billion selling seized Bitcoin we once fought to freeze

Source: CryptoSlate

Twelve years ago, hardcore Bitcoin users begged developers to “nuke” coins held in a US government wallet captured from Silk Road. They feared the feds could dump the stash and crush the market, or worse, wield it as monetary power. Yet in March, the White House quietly ordained those same confiscated coins part of a new […]