#How much Bitcoin does the US hold, and where did it come from?

#How much Bitcoin does the US hold, and where did it come from?

The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will initially be funded by Bitcoin forfeited to the Treasury, which controls an estimated 198,109 Bitcoin forfeited or seized in criminal cases. The US government currently holds around 198,109 Bitcoin worth $17.7 billion, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, a stash that it built mainly through seizures…

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#Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

#Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mother and the Libertarian movement. Trump’s post on Truth…

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# Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin ‘coin days destroyed’ metric jumps to 2-month highs

# Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin ‘coin days destroyed’ metric jumps to 2-month highs

” Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin ‘coin days destroyed’ metric jumps to 2-month highs “ On March 8, addresses linked to the United States government moved 49,000 Bitcoin seized from the Silk Road, worth $1 billion. The transfer was accompanied by Bitcoin’s (BTC) price slipping below $22,000 and a noticeable spike in a key holder metric. But…

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