bitcoinwell on Nostr: In 2013, the FBI seized 144,000 BTC from Silk Road and auctioned them off for $48 ...
In 2013, the FBI seized 144,000 BTC from Silk Road and auctioned them off for $48 million.
Today those coins are worth over $10 billion.
The government sold the future to fund a fiscal quarter.
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2026-03-24 23:25:48 UTCEvent JSON
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