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📅 January 16 | Washington
In an industry accustomed to seeing governments liquidate seized crypto assets to cover fines, settle legal cases, or simply raise funds, the bitcoin confiscated in one of the most controversial financial privacy cases will not be sold. It will not go to auction, it will not enter exchanges, nor will it put pressure on the price. On the contrary, it will remain immobilized on the State's balance sheet as part of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

📖White House senior crypto advisor Patrick Witt publicly confirmed that the digital assets seized from the developers of Samourai Wallet were not liquidated and will not be sold, dispelling rumors that circulated earlier this month.
According to Patrick Witt, the Justice Department confirmed that these funds will remain on the federal government's balance sheet as part of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, in direct compliance with Executive Order 14233 signed by Trump in March.
The controversy erupted after BTC Magazine published a report indicating that more than $6 million in Bitcoin may have been transferred to an address associated with Coinbase Prime, raising suspicions of a possible sale by the U.S. Marshals Service. Had it been confirmed, this transaction would have explicitly contradicted the presidential order prohibiting the sale of bitcoin deposited in the strategic reserve under any circumstances.
The executive order clearly states that bitcoins obtained through criminal or civil forfeiture proceedings must be held as reserve assets, not as instruments for tax settlement. These funds may only be used for specific government purposes, always within the existing legal framework, reinforcing the idea that bitcoin is beginning to be treated as a strategic asset and not as confiscated property of little consequence.
The origin of these funds dates back to the Samourai Wallet case, a bitcoin wallet that incorporated mixing tools to obscure the origin of transactions. In November, Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced to five years in prison for facilitating the laundering of millions of dollars, while William Lonergan Hill, former CTO of the project, received a four-year sentence. Both accepted asset forfeiture as part of their plea agreements.

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It seems a "crypto-rebellion" is brewing within U.S. agencies. While President Donald Trump strategizes to create a National Bitcoin Reserve, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has hastily offloaded confiscated assets. 
What happened?
According to on-chain data and documents, the agency liquidated 57.55 BTC (worth around $6.37 million at the time of transfer), seized in the case against the developers of the Samourai Wallet mixer. 
📍 Timeline of events:
November 3, 2025: Samourai Wallet developers voluntarily transferred the Bitcoin to the government as part of a plea agreement.Immediate sale: Instead of sending the funds to the strategic reserve, the assets were transferred to the Coinbase Prime platform.Result: The associated address currently shows a zero balance, indicating the entire amount has been liquidated. 
Why is this important?
The actions of law enforcement directly contradict the current presidential executive order, which explicitly prohibits the sale of confiscated Bitcoin. According to the new White House strategy, such assets should be held by the government for the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. 
Systemic resistance?
Experts emphasize that the decision to sell was made by officials at their own discretion, without any legal compulsion. This suggests that some members of the Department of Justice still view Bitcoin as a "taboo asset" to be quickly liquidated, rather than the strategic asset mandated by the President. 
Briefly about the Samourai Wallet case:
Developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill were accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. The defense argues the developers never held customer funds or had access to user keys, thus not qualifying as a financial institution. The prosecution insists the wallet's built-in transaction-hiding tools aided criminals in laundering illicit proceeds. 
Opinion: Such actions by federal agencies could slow down the institutional adoption of BTC in the U.S. At the same time, they highlight the significant resistance from the "old guard" within the government apparatus. 
What do you think? Will there be consequences for the DOJ officials after this defiance? 👇
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Сооснователи криптокошелька Samourai Wallet Кеонн Родригес и Уильям Лонерган Хилл «неоднократно подстрекали, поощряли и призывали преступников» использовать их платформу для сокрытия незаконных средств. Об этом заявили прокуроры США в меморандуме о приговоре. 
Представители властей утверждают, что обвиняемые намеренно создали и продвигали криптомиксер в криминальных кругах для получения личной выгоды. 
Служба пробации рекомендовала 42 месяца тюремного заключения для каждого подсудимого, но обвинение добивается максимально возможного пятилетнего срока. 
Заседание по оглашению меры наказания запланировано на 6 ноября. 
В правительственном документе приводится ссылка на переписку в WhatsApp от 2018 года, в которой Родригес назвал перемешивание криптовалют «отмыванием денег». В 2020 и 2023 годах Хилл якобы продвигал Samourai на даркнет-форумах, утверждая, что проект «очистит грязный биткоины» и сделает их «неотслеживаемыми».
В X-аккаунте Samourai Wallet приветствуют «новых русских олигархов». Источник: судебные документы.
По подсчетам прокуроров, ответчики получили более $6,3 млн в виде комиссий за транзакции в кошельке. Средства получали в биткоине, поэтому сумма может быть выше на сегодняшний день из-за роста курса.
В июле разработчики Samourai Wallet признали вину в сговоре с целью осуществления деятельности по переводу денег без разрешения с использованием незаконных средств. 
Взамен прокуроры сняли три других серьезных обвинения: в сговоре с целью отмывания денег, в сговоре с целью нарушения санкций и в нарушении федерального лицензирования.
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