At the beginning of 2026, the crypto community was shaken by rumors that the US government had secretly sold 57.5 $BTC , confiscated from the developers of the Samourai Wallet. However, Patrick Witt, the head of the President's Advisory Council on Digital Assets, officially denied this information, clarifying the situation that could undermine trust in the new rules of the game.
According to Executive Order No. 14233, signed by Donald Trump, any bitcoins seized by law enforcement are now classified as 'government BTC'. They are not to be sold at auctions as before, but must be held on the state's balance sheet. Witt confirmed: Samourai Wallet assets totaling approximately $6.4 million are officially credited to the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR).
This step is a historic precedent. Instead of pressuring the market with mass sales, the United States is effectively becoming the largest institutional 'holder'. This decision not only stabilizes the price but also cements Bitcoin's status as a strategic asset on par with gold. Although the developers of Samourai Wallet received sentences, their coins will now 'work' for the American economy rather than simply disappearing into budget expenditures.
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