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The U.S. Department of Justice is authorized to sell $6.5 billion worth of Bitcoin seized from the Silk Road dark web

2025-01-09 10:11:31

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ChainCatcher news, an official confirmed to DB News today that the U.S. government has been authorized to liquidate 69,000 bitcoins (worth $6.5 billion) from Silk Road. Notably, this comes less than two weeks after the new administration took office, which has vowed not to sell.

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