Surprise in the Crypto Treasure!
U.S. Marshals reveal that the U.S. holds only 28,988 #BTC , far below the estimated 200,000
The U.S. Marshals Service revealed on July 16, 2025, through documents obtained by journalist L0la L33tz via a FOIA request, that the U.S. government holds 28,988 #bitcoins , $3.4 billion.
This figure is significantly lower than the previous estimate of 200,000 BTC ($23.6 billion) reported by firms like Arkham Intelligence. The discrepancy is due to the fact that the FOIA request focused exclusively on confiscated funds, not on the total government holdings, which include assets from cases like Silk Road and the Bitfinex hack.
However, the delay in the audit report ordered by President #TRUMP in April 2025, which was supposed to detail all federal crypto holdings, raises speculation about the accuracy of the data.