Oh my god! The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently plans to seize and sell 57 BTC (approximately $6.3 million) from privacy wallet developers. This move has been questioned for potentially violating Executive Order No. 14233 signed in 2025. The order explicitly mandates that Bitcoin obtained through criminal or civil asset forfeiture should be consolidated into the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and strictly prohibits its sale. The DOJ's forced liquidation is seen as a serious disconnect between federal policy and local enforcement.



Senior legislators have publicly questioned the legality of the DOJ's actions, emphasizing that in the context of multiple countries actively accumulating Bitcoin worldwide, the U.S. should not lose strategically significant crypto assets. The community generally worries that the government's selling behavior not only deviates from established national policy but may also weaken America's global strategic position in digital assets, running counter to the country's overall financial strategy.

The relevant prosecutor's office has been accused of repeatedly ignoring federal guidance on non-custodial tools, demonstrating hostility toward privacy tools. This divergence between local prosecutor offices and federal macro directives highlights the current lack of transparency and inconsistency in policy enforcement, leading to deep skepticism about the federal government's policy coherence and predictability.

This "illegal sale" is becoming a short-term bearish factor disturbing market expectations: although 57 BTC is too small to impact the market significantly, the policy uncertainty behind it has increased holders' hesitation. Ignoring the executive order suggests that the potential selling pressure has not been fully locked down; only when the DOJ completely halts the liquidation and establishes a rigid "transfer to reserve" policy can BTC truly shake off the shadow of "government dumping." Constant chaos is not acceptable! #我的2026第一条帖 $BTC
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