ICYMI:
🇺🇸1. U.S. Bitcoin Holdings – 198,109 BTC
•Accumulated primarily through Department of Justice (DOJ) seizures.
•High-profile cases include:
•Silk Road seizure (69,370 BTC in 2020)
•Bitfinex hack recovery (94,643 BTC in 2022)
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🇨🇳2. China’s Bitcoin Holdings – 190,000 BTC
•Mainly from seized crypto in criminal investigations, especially:
•The PlusToken Ponzi Scheme in 2019, where 190,000 BTC was reportedly confiscated.
•Despite banning crypto trading and mining, China chose to hold the seized BTC rather than sell.