The U.S. government has reportedly transferred approximately $922 million worth of Bitcoin, originally seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, to unidentified addresses. The transfers involved around 15,085 BTC and occurred in two parts, totaling $921M. This move comes amidst ongoing investigations and legal proceedings regarding the seized assets, with Bitfinex attempting to reclaim the coins. The total amount of Bitcoin held by the U.S. government from the Bitfinex hack is about 94,600 BTC, valued at roughly $5.72 billion, while the government currently holds 200.16K BTC valued at $12.3B. The purpose behind these recent transfers remains unclear, raising questions within the cryptocurrency community.
NEW: The 🇺🇸 US government transfers nearly $923M worth of #Bitcoin, seized from the Bitfinex hack, to unknown addresses. The transfers occurred in two parts, totaling around 15K #BTC. The purpose of the transfers remains unclear. https://t.co/LGT7gMmlzX
🚨 U.S. government confirms transferring nearly $1B in #Bitcoin seized from the #Bitfinex hack to unknown addresses as part of law enforcement activities. https://t.co/rXwbyiGC4m
U.S. gov’t moved $922M of seized #Bitcoin from @Bitfinex hack after $BTC surged past $60,000. https://t.co/4ZLdLbgCbr
Arkham: the US government appears to have transferred out about $922M worth of bitcoin from two crypto wallets that held funds seized from a 2016 Bitfinex hack (@timmyhmshen / The Block) https://t.co/dcie5vH7A3 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/v9cltJUH5B
JUST IN: THE U.S. GOVT. TRANSFERS $922M WORTH OF #BITCOIN FROM TWO #CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETS, ORIGINALLY SEIZED FROM BITFINEX IN 2016
The U.S. government allegedly transferred Bitcoin (BTC) from two wallets that contained funds confiscated in the 2016 Bitfinex hack https://t.co/uYtMOWufeF
It's not clear why, but 2 wallets tagged as U.S. government's, with funds seized in notorious Bitfinex hacker case – remember Razzlekhan? – transferred nearly $1 billion of $BTC to unidentified addresses. Per @ArkhamIntel. https://t.co/WPovv7Q7rb
US government initiates around $922 million in bitcoin transfers from seized Bitfinex hack funds https://t.co/SzWnULheq8
ICYMI: U.S. GOVERNMENT-LABELLED ADDRESSES MOVED OVER $920M WORTH OF $BTC https://t.co/a9WKa6zjRM
The #USGovernment transferred 15,085 $BTC($921M) to 2 new wallets. And #USGovernment currently holds 200.16K $BTC($12.3B). https://t.co/erV5T8x6eU https://t.co/KJN2H2EN9b
Wallets holding Bitcoin seized by the U.S. government from the Bitfinex hack have been active recently, with nearly $1 billion in Bitcoin being transferred to unknown addresses. There is also a U.S. government wallet containing approximately 94,600 BTC of seized Bitfinex hack…
U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of #Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker Had a look and seems like UTXO management to me. Think we'll get this new wallet tagged soon. Strange timing to do it during today's volatility though - not like fees are specifically… https://t.co/G1gHncW1u6
ℹ️You need to study this. The Feds hold ~94.65K $BTC ($5.72B), recovered in 2022 from the 2016 Bitfinex Hackers. The coins have been stuck in limbo w/ ongoing investigations. Bitfinex has tried to claim the coins should be given back to them to keep, as they believe they've… https://t.co/cFzBOWhvqd
🚨⚠️🚨⚠️🚨⚠️ The US Government has just moved ~$900M worth of $BTC Seized in the Bitfinex hack This comes 1 day after Razzlekahn's Husband has been revealing on key details regarding the hack to the Feds https://t.co/7YVRbF2tRy
It's not clear why, but 2 wallets tagged as U.S. government's, with funds seized in notorious Bitfinex hacker case–remember Razzlekhan?–just transferred nearly $1 billion of bitcoin $BTC to unidentified addresses. Per @ArkhamIntel. @liqquidity reports https://t.co/p85cNeg8cm