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US government
2026-10-08 15:24:16

US government shifts over $1 billion in seized Bitcoin after earlier $770 million transfers

Blockchain data showed another large Bitcoin transfer tied to seized US government holdings on Wednesday, with more than 12,267 BTC moved in a transaction worth over $1 billion at the time of publication. The move came only hours after separate government-linked transfers totaling $770 million in BTC were sent to a Coinbase Prime wallet. Arkham Research said the wallet involved was connected to funds recovered from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, in which 119,756 BTC were stolen. The destination address in the later transfer had not been identified at publication time. Cointelegraph said it contacted the US Marshals Service and the Department of Justice about the Coinbase Prime transfers but did not receive an immediate response. Estimates cited in the report said the US government held 328,372 BTC as of 2026 from seizures tied to criminal cases and investigations. The report also noted that President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 creating a strategic Bitcoin and crypto reserve, while lawmakers are still working to turn that order into law.

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US government shifts over $1 billion in seized Bitcoin after earlier $770 million transfers
US government
2026-10-07 08:47:59

US government moves about $103 million in seized crypto, with 833.6 BTC sent to Coinbase Prime

Blockchain data tagged by Arkham shows wallets linked to the US government moved 833.6 BTC and 40,285 BNB on Oct. 6 Eastern Time, with the combined value reaching about $103 million. The Bitcoin, worth roughly $71.56 million at the time, was traced through two unlabeled addresses before landing at a deposit address Arkham labels as Coinbase Prime. The BNB, valued at about $31.63 million, came from assets seized from Alameda Research and was routed through additional addresses, with its final destination still unclear. Arkham’s labels indicate the BTC came from two separate seizure cases: 568.7 BTC tied to the Potapenko and Turogin case, and 264.9 BTC linked to the Bitfinex hack seizure. There has been no official statement confirming that the transferred Bitcoin has been sold. The transfer also comes after a March 6, 2025 executive order signed by Donald Trump establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, with the White House saying Bitcoin placed in that reserve would not be sold.

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US government moves about $103 million in seized crypto, with 833.6 BTC sent to Coinbase Prime
U.S. governme
2026-10-09 03:40:29

US government moves 12,267 BTC from seized Bitfinex stash to a new address

Arkham data shows a wallet tied to the U.S. government moved 12,267 BTC on Oct. 8 at 9:33 a.m. Eastern Time from funds seized in the Bitfinex hack case, with the transfer valued at about $1.01 billion. Reports from Decrypt and CoinDesk said nearly all of the bitcoin was sent to a newly created unlabeled address, while 0.0012 BTC went to a second wallet. The funds were not sent to an exchange, and CoinDesk said the pattern looked more like wallet management than a sale. Decrypt added that Arkham marked both outputs as spent, indicating the bitcoin moved again after the initial transfer. The assets trace back to roughly 94,000 BTC seized in 2022 from Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in connection with the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Earlier in the week, government-linked wallets also moved about $119 million in USDT and some bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, alongside other transfers involving seized assets tied to FTX/Alameda and Bitfinex.

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US government moves 12,267 BTC from seized Bitfinex stash to a new address
Bitcoin
2026-08-29 22:58:02

US Government Moves Small Amount of Bitcoin Seized From Alameda's Binance US Account

The U.S. government has moved a small amount of bitcoin this week, according to Odaily. The assets are part of funds confiscated about three years ago from Alameda Research's account on Binance US. The transfer amount was not specified in the report. U.S. authorities have yet to explain why the bitcoin was moved, and they have also not announced how they plan to handle the remaining related bitcoin holdings. A brief dispatch from Odaily describes the transfer as small and ties it to the Alameda seizure, but provides no further detail on the receiving address or the purpose of the transaction. The absence of an official statement means the motive for the move remains undisclosed, and the disposal plan for the remaining assets is still unknown. Whether the government intends to sell the bitcoin or continue holding it has not been confirmed. As of now, the confirmed facts are limited to the origin of the funds, the approximate age of the seizure, and the fact that a small amount moved this week. Odaily is the source of the report, and no additional information has been published by U.S. authorities.

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US Government Moves Small Amount of Bitcoin Seized From Alameda's Binance US Account
Bitcoin
2026-08-29 11:30:18

Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau Moves 500 Seized Bitcoin Worth $38 Million

Odaily reported, citing monitoring by Bitcoin News, that Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau has moved 500 Bitcoin valued at about $38 million. The BTC was originally confiscated in 2021 from a cannabis dealer, according to the brief. The source did not provide the destination of the transfer, wallet details, or any statement from the agency. Based on the information available, the event concerns the movement of previously seized assets rather than a newly announced seizure. No additional transaction data, timing beyond the report, or operational explanation was included in the source material.

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Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau Moves 500 Seized Bitcoin Worth $38 Million