Quote from: arepo on January 05, 2014, 06:56:13 AM

Quote from: empoweoqwj on January 05, 2014, 06:53:54 AM

Quote from: Krellan on January 05, 2014, 06:41:46 AM

I think the FBI will keep it, especially if the trial leads to a conviction ("drug money" and other seized assets are kept by the government upon conviction, providing a nice revenue stream that many say leads to overzealous enforcement of drug laws when the local police agency is feeling a little poor).

It could provide the USA with a storehouse of Bitcoin, in much the same way as Fort Knox provides a storehouse of physical gold. If Bitcoin takes off in the future and becomes more widely accepted, this could prove quite useful to the government as an asset.

From the coindesk article:

"The FBI has told Forbes that they will sell their bitcoin holdings after Ulbrichts trial."

thank you. the likely outcome of this issue is mainly resolved. the other discussion in this thread is worthwhile but speculating on the FBI's actions is futile at this point.

Why is speculating on their action futile, especially since they have publicly announced what their action will be ....