DOJ Cleared to Liquidate $6.5 Billion in Seized Silk Road Bitcoin

One of the biggest cryptocurrency asset sales in history has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to liquidate 69,370 Bitcoin that were taken from the notorious Silk Road darknet marketplace. The hoard, which is estimated to be worth $6.5 billion, is the subject of a lengthy legal dispute that ended on December 30 with a federal court decision, according to...

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