Source: Bitcoin.com
“U.S. authorities [stole] approximately 749 Bitcoin, valued at $62.5 million, tied to a Silk Road drug trafficking and money laundering operations, according to a March 12, 2025, Forbes report. The [theft], ordered by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, targeted assets connected to two unnamed individuals: a former Silk Road drug vendor and an accomplice who laundered proceeds through cryptocurrency exchanges. Alongside bitcoin, Forbes reported that authorities [stole] hundreds of thousands in foreign currencies, gold coins, and bars.” (03/13/25)