US Government Moves $71M Bitcoin Stash After 6-Week Silence
On Tuesday, the U.S. government moved bitcoin for the first time since Aug. 26, with government-linked wallets shifting 833.6 BTC valued at just over $71 million. The coins trace back to two separate cases involving the Potapenko-Turogin fraud case and the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Government Wallets Stir With Bitcoin, BNB Transfers Roughly around 11 a.m. […]
Key Takeaways
- government moved bitcoin for the first time since Aug.
- 26, with government-linked wallets shifting 833.6 BTC valued at just over $71 million.
- The coins trace back to two separate cases involving the Potapenko-Turogin fraud case and the 2016 Bitfinex hack.
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