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Several blockchain analysts said they were unable to verify whether the Latin American nation held $60 billion in the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
Paul Atkins, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), didn\u2019t rule out the possibility of authorities seizing Venezuela\u2019s reported Bitcoin holdings after US forces unseated and captured the country\u2019s president.<\/p>\n
In a Monday interview with Fox Business\u2019 Stuart Varney, Atkins responded<\/a> to reports claiming that Venezuela holds up to $60 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC), though several analysts said they were unable to verify these claims. The SEC chair said it \u201cremains to be seen\u201d what action, if any, the US would take if it had the opportunity to seize the reported 600,000 BTC.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI leave that to others in the administration to deal with \u2014 I\u2019m not involved in that,\u201d said Atkins in response to a question on whether the US would \u201ctake those Bitcoin off \u2018em.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n