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All Seized Bitcoin To Join Strategic Reserve

When asked about the U.S. government’s approach to Bitcoin and recent BTC seizures, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent re-affirmed that the administration will halt all sales of seized BTC and instead add it to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). 

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bessent told journalist Christine Lee that the initiative is part of a larger effort to bring digital-asset innovation onto U.S. soil while keeping federal oversight of seized cryptocurrency

This sentiment comes from questions about the government’s handling of BTC seized from developers linked to Tornado Cash in the Southern District of New York as well as the handling of bitcoin from Samourai Wallet developers.

While Bessent declined to comment on ongoing litigation, he emphasized that any seized BTC would be retained by the federal government after legal damages are resolved, rather than being sold at auction as in prior years.

“This administration’s policy is to add seized Bitcoin to our digital asset reserve,” Bessent said, highlighting the first step in implementing the SBR: stopping all sales.

The reserve, established under a March 2025 executive order, treats Bitcoin as a long-term strategic asset, akin to gold or petroleum stockpiles.

Bessent also seemed to frame the broader strategy of this current innovation as a pro-innovation, pro-onshore. 

The Treasury wants to make the U.S. the “best regulatory regime for digital assets,” citing bipartisan legislation such as the Genius Act, which codifies stablecoin rules at the federal level. 

The U.S. government says they didn’t sell any Samourai Wallet bitcoin

Last week, U.S. officials denied reports that BTC forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers had been sold, confirming the assets will remain part of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) under Executive Order 14233. 

Patrick Witt of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets stated that the Department of Justice confirmed the 57.55 BTC, worth roughly $6.3 million, has not and will not be liquidated. 

The clarification came after earlier reports suggested the U.S. Marshals Service may have transferred the BTC to Coinbase Prime, fueling speculation of a sale that would have violated the executive order. 

Journalist Frank Corva reported that the U.S. Marshals Service appears to have sent the 57.55 BTC forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers directly to a Coinbase Prime address, which showed a zero balance, suggesting the BTC may have already been sold.

If true, this selling would contradict Executive Order 14233, which requires forfeited bitcoin to be held in the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve rather than liquidated.

Source: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/treasury-confirms-bitcoin-join-reserve

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