🚨🇺🇸 DOJ IN THE CROSSHAIRS: POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ON STATE BITCOIN 🚨🇺🇸
According to an investigation by Bitcoin Magazine, approximately 57.55 BTC confiscated from the developers of Samourai Wallet (equivalent to about 6.3 million dollars) were reportedly transferred on November 3, 2025, to a Coinbase Prime address, with a balance today of zero, indicating a likely market sale.
The critical point is Executive Order 14233 signed by Donald Trump in 2025, which established the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and expressly prohibits the sale of government Bitcoin (“Government BTC”) acquired through confiscation, imposing that they be held as a strategic reserve of the United States.
This order is currently the subject of an attempt at codification in Congress through the bill H.R.3798.
If confirmed, the decision of the DOJ/US Marshals to liquidate those BTC would clash with the prohibition on “selling or disposing” of Government Digital Assets, except for very specific exceptions that various analysts believe are not applicable to the Samourai case.
Pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis has already publicly requested explanations on why the government continues to liquidate BTC despite the order binding them to the strategic reserve.
For the market, the case is twofold: on one hand, it confirms that Washington considers Bitcoin a strategic asset; on the other hand, it highlights internal frictions between the White House, DOJ, and federal bureaucracy on how to manage this new “state digital wealth.”
