🇺🇸 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve of the USA – Acquisition without Purchase 🚀
♦️🟧 Seizures – BTC seized in criminal cases (such as Silk Road or ransomware hacks) are held instead of being sold.
♦️🟧 Seizures – Cryptocurrency returned in cases of fraud, tax evasion, or as part of settlements goes directly into the reserve.
♦️🟧 Regulatory seizures – BTC from exchanges or entities violating US laws is moved to government wallets.
♦️🟧 Unclaimed assets – Inactive, disputed, or abandoned accounts are transferred under state control.
💬 Scott Bessen: “We will have a bitcoin reserve, even without buying bitcoin.”
📊 Current reserve: 198,022 BTC (~$23.42B) – all accumulated without a single purchase on the market.
