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Created: 2025-07-16 20:36:30 UTC

Who decides when seized Bitcoin is auctioned or sent to the U.S. Strategic Reserve?

Governing laws:
•  XX U.S.C. § 981–983 (civil forfeiture)
•  XX U.S.C. § XXX (criminal forfeiture)
•  EO 14233 (2025)

Before EO 14233:
BTC was auctioned after court forfeiture via USMS

After EO 14233:
Auctions paused. BTC must go to Treasury’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve once legally forfeited.

Important: Other agencies like DOJ, IRS, FBI, and HSI also hold BTC…not just the U.S. Marshals.


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