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Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?
On November 3, 2025, it seems that the U.S. Marshall Service, at the direction of the Department of Justice, used Coinbase Prime to liquidate the bitcoin that the Samourai developers forfeited as part of their plea deal, likely violating President Trump’s mandate to keep such bitcoin in the United States Strategy Bitcoin Reserve.
This post Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin? first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Frank Corva....
Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?
On November 3, 2025, it seems that the U.S. Marshall Service, at the direction of the Department of Justice, used Coinbase Prime to liquidate the bitcoin that the Samourai developers forfeited as part of their plea deal, likely violating President Trump’s mandate to keep such bitcoin in the United States Strategy Bitcoin Reserve.
This post Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order by Selling the Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin? first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Frank Corva....
