I have $200,000$ Bitcoin in BTC-E.. about 2/3 my net worth..I have always been legit, even went out of my way and paid upward of $25,000 taxes to USGOV when I wire transferred out of BTC-E year or two ago.. There is no legal basis to steal our money, I like to think it can't be done.
I have to agree with you. There is no way the US, if they did in fact seize the assets, can legally confiscate our money. They would need to prove the money was dirty. For those of us that can prove that our funds are legitimate, they cannot hold our funds indefinitely. And if they try, we have the right to file a class action lawsuit--there are many legitimate traders and a lot of money at stake. My 9k that I invested was worth 21k. If I had withdrawn it, I would have done so through Coinbase and would have reported it in my taxes. They have no right to take my money. I will fight for it. I hope you will too. Strength in numbers.