One of the government's complaints against Ulbricht states: "Bitcoins are not illegal in and of themselves and have known legitimate uses." (See 21(b)(v) of h

One of the government's complaints against Ulbricht states: "Bitcoins are not illegal in and of themselves and have known legitimate uses." (See 21(b)(v) of http://www1.icsi.berkeley.edu/~nweaver/UlbrichtCriminalComplaint.pdf‎ http://www1.icsi.berkeley.edu/~nweaver/UlbrichtCriminalCompl...) Of course that's not a binding declaration, but it indicates some openness on the mattter. The agency holding it would surely like the $millions (or someday appreciated $billions) in law-enforcement toys it could buy, if liquidated. They routinely sell/spend other confiscations.