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The authorities often resell the bitcoins so they could reenter the market.

• pembrook 8y ago
  I've not heard any cases of bitcoins being "seized" by government authorities yet, although I see that happening in the future as probably inevitable. Have any examples?
  • stonogo 8y ago
    https://www.wired.com/2013/12/fbi-wallet/ https://www.wired.com/2013/12/fbi-wallet/
  • jangoolie 8y ago
    You mean exactly like this bitcoin that was seized and sold by the government: http://fortune.com/2017/10/02/bitcoin-sale-silk-road/ http://fortune.com/2017/10/02/bitcoin-sale-silk-road/
  • celticninja 8y ago
    Silk road seizures were the first and biggest (by amount of coins) but they are much more commonplace now.