Seized Bitcoins

ForkLog 156 11.11.2025

China Accuses US of Seizing Over 127,000 BTC

The Chinese Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has described the US authorities' seizure of 127,271 BTC in October as a cyberattack orchestrated by a "state-level hacker group." This was reported by local media.

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ForkLog 15 08.04.2025

Kazakhstan Reports Seizure of Cryptocurrency from Pyramid Schemes

Since the beginning of 2025, Kazakhstan’s AFM has dismantled 24 financial pyramids, including those accepting cryptocurrency deposits. The agency reported this to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. As part of the investigation, digital assets of the criminal scheme organizers were frozen, amounting to 2.2 billion tenge ($4.18 million at the time of writing). In total, the AFM […]

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ForkLog 7 14.03.2025

British Officer Accused of Stealing Seized 50 BTC

Paul Choulas, an officer of the UK’s National Crime Agency, is suspected of stealing 50 BTC that had been seized. This is reported on the CPS website. According to law enforcement, the crime occurred in 2017 during an investigation into organized crime on the internet. At the time, the stolen assets were valued at approximately […]

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ForkLog 15 11.03.2025

US Resident Fined for Concealing Seized 119.65 BTC

The District Court of Puerto Rico found Juan Carlos Reynoso guilty of contempt of court after he refused to voluntarily transfer seized bitcoins to a government-controlled wallet. According to case materials, in June 2024, during an investigation involving the defendant, FBI agents discovered a laptop with Ledger hardware wallet software installed. On January 31, 2025, […]

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ForkLog 38 09.01.2025

Russia to seize record bitcoin bribe of 1bn rubles for state coffers

As part of enforcement proceedings, bailiffs have begun transferring 1,032.1 BTC—valued at more than 1bn rubles at the time of the offence—seized from convicted former investigator Marat Tambiev in a record-bribe case to the state, TASS reported. The funds will be moved from a Ledger Nano X hardware wallet to a government account. At the […]

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ForkLog 10 09.01.2025

US authorities cleared to sell $6.58bn of Silk Road bitcoin

On December 30, 2024, the US Department of Justice obtained federal court approval to liquidate 69,370 BTC ($6.58bn at current prices) confiscated from the Silk Road darknet marketplace, DB News reported. The US Govt has been given the greenlight to liquidate 69,000 BTC ($6.5B) from Silk Road, an official confirmed to DB News today Interesting […]

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ForkLog 12 03.12.2024

US Government Transfers 10,000 Silk Road BTC to Coinbase

A US government-controlled wallet has transferred 10,000 BTC (~$963 million) linked to Silk Road to Coinbase Prime, as noted by Arkham Intelligence. 10K BTC ($963M) has been moved from 33Tg to Coinbase Prime. pic.twitter.com/D2kijONsmL — Arkham (@arkham) December 2, 2024 Previously, 19,800 BTC (~$1.92 billion) confiscated from the darknet marketplace were moved. This is part […]

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ForkLog 11 02.07.2024

Coinbase to Serve as Custodian for Seized Bitcoins by U.S. Marshals

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has selected Coinbase Prime to provide custody and liquidation services for high-capitalization cryptocurrencies. Just announced: the U.S. Marshals Service selects Coinbase Prime to provide custody and advanced trading services for its large cap digital assets portfolio. Read more about this partnership ↓https://t.co/6CCTz1EGQj pic.twitter.com/zM4R0giDrY — Coinbase Institutional ?️ (@CoinbaseInsto) July 1, […]

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ForkLog 6 07.05.2024

Ukraine’s ProZorro to Auction Bitcoin

The Ukrainian government procurement platform ProZorro has put 0.1 BTC up for auction. Bidding will commence on May 14 with a starting price of ₴188,000 (~$4700). This is the first time such a lot has been offered. Both legal entities and individuals may participate in the auction, provided they submit the necessary documents. Participants are […]

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ForkLog 12 07.05.2024

US Government Seizes $250 Million in Bitcoin from Drug Trafficker

Analysts at Arkham Intelligence have documented the confiscation of 3940 BTC (approximately $249 million) from drug trafficker Banmeet Singh by the US government. $250M of BTC seized by the US Government is now on Arkham. The US Government acquired 3.94K BTC from narcotics trafficker Banmeet Singh, forfeited at trial in January 2024. pic.twitter.com/dCwyvT9gZl — Arkham […]

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ForkLog 6 29.02.2024

US Authorities Transfer $922 Million in Seized Bitfinex Hack Bitcoins

On February 28, two wallets associated with the coins seized in the Bitfinex hack case made multiple transfers to unidentified addresses. This information is available on the Arkham Intelligence platform. The first wallet initially transferred 1 BTC, followed by a transaction of 2817 BTC (~$172.74 million). Another wallet sent 0.01 BTC and 12,267 BTC ($748.46 […]

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ForkLog 10 19.02.2024

Australian Officer Accused of Stealing Seized 81.6 BTC

The Melbourne court is examining the case of former federal police officer William Wheatley, accused of stealing bitcoins confiscated from a drug syndicate. This was reported by CryptoPotato. In January 2019, police investigated the illegal trade of drugs and steroids via the darknet and seized, among other things, a Trezor hardware wallet containing 81.6 BTC. […]

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