U.S. government moves over $100 million in bitcoin (BTC) and BNB.
On-chain analysts said the transfers could be custody moves, but no federal agency has announced a sale.
- On Tuesday, Government-linked wallets transferred more than $100 million in crypto, including 833.6 BTC and 40,285 BNB, according to blockchain intelligence firm Arkham. The movement prompted speculation regarding potential asset liquidation.
- The Bitcoin was sent to Coinbase Prime, while the BNB passed through several addresses before reaching an unlabeled wallet. EmberCN data confirms the BTC reached the platform, though this does not establish a sale.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 creating the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile. Bitcoin deposited into the reserve "shall not be sold," though the restriction excludes other cryptocurrencies.
- "A transfer is not the same as a sale," market commentator Jose Rosell said, noting the U.S. Marshals Service uses Coinbase Prime for custody. No federal agency has announced a sale connected to the transfer.
- Government-Linked addresses still hold around $28 billion in digital assets, mostly Bitcoin. The Treasury determines management strategies for non-Bitcoin assets, including the BNB recently moved from Alameda Research holdings.
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Portfolios associated with the U.S. government transferred 833.6 bitcoins, valued at more than 71 million dollars, on October 6. This first movement in six weeks concerns seized funds in the Bitfinex and HashFlare cases, but no data confirms their sale. The U.S. transfer Bitcoins seized in two cases appeared first on Cointribune.
U.S. government-linked wallets moved over $100 million in BTC and BNB; a sale was not confirmed
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