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US Marshals Service Seeks Firm to Custody and Sell Crypto Seized From Criminals
The U.S. Marshals Service is on the hunt for a contractor to help it store and auction cryptocurrency it seizes in operations against criminals.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jun 9, 2020 at 8:01 a.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2020
AuctionsUS MarshalsUS GovernmentCustody
auction
Markets
Hacking
UK Police Auction Off $294,000 in Stolen Crypto From EtherDelta Hack
More than $294,000-worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from the teenage hacker of EtherDelta and TalkTalk has been auctioned off.
auction
By Daniel Kuhn
Oct 1, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2019
hackingCrimeUKAuctionsEuropeNewsEtherDelta
gavel and bitcoin
Markets
Crime
$430K in Confiscated Crypto to Be Sold Off by Irish Auction House
Cryptocurrencies seized by Belgian law enforcement from online drug dealers are set to be sold off by an Ireland-based auction house.
gavel and bitcoin
By Yogita Khatri
Feb 21, 2019 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2019
CrimeAuctionsDark MarketsNewsPolice
Chritie's in Manhattan, New York. (Spatuletail/Shutterstock)
Markets
Auctions
Leading Auction House Christie's to Record Art Sales on a Blockchain
Christie's auction house is launching a pilot program to record art sales and provenance on a blockchain.
Chritie's in Manhattan, New York. (Spatuletail/Shutterstock)
By Yogita Khatri
Oct 12, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2018
AuctionsArtNewsProvenanceSupply ChainChristie's
Utah Court
Markets
Crime
US Government to Sell Off $10 Million in Seized Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
U.S. prosecutors in the state of Utah are moving to sell millions of dollars-worth of cryptocurrencies seized in an opioid drug case.
Utah Court
By Sujha Sundararajan
Dec 15, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2017
CrimeAuctionsUtahNewsLegalU.S. Governmentus-canada
Auction
Markets
Crime
Sweden's Government to Sell Seized Bitcoin in Open Auction
The Swedish government is to hold a week-long bitcoin auction, starting today, with 0.6 BTC for up for grabs.
Auction
By Stan Higgins
Oct 12, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2017
CrimeDebtAuctionsEuropeSwedenNewsGovernmentLegal
ukraine
Markets
Auctions
Ukraine's Government Plans to Auction Seized Assets On a Blockchain
Ukraine's justice ministry has begun testing the use of a blockchain to digitally auction seized assets, according to a report.
ukraine
By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2017
AuctionsBitFuryUkraineNewsBlockchain TrialsValery Vavilov
USMS, US Marshals
Markets
Crime
US Marshals to Sell $1.6 Million in Bitcoin at Auction
The US government has announced it intends to sell off just over $1.6m in bitcoin confiscated from various criminal cases.
USMS, US Marshals
By Stan Higgins
Aug 8, 2016 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2016
CrimeAuctionsRegulationNewsUS Marshals
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Markets
Crime
$19 Million in Bitcoin Hits the Auction Block in Australia
More than $19m worth of bitcoin is now being sold at auction, though few details are available on participants involved.
Auction
By Pete Rizzo
Jun 20, 2016 at 1:09 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2016
CrimeAuctionsAustraliaNewsErnst & Young
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Markets
Crime
Ernst & Young to Sell $12 Million in Bitcoin at Auction
Ernst & Young has announced it will auction $12.9m worth of bitcoin confiscated from a former Silk Road user.
Auction
By Pete Rizzo
May 30, 2016 at 6:20 a.m. UTC
May 30, 2016
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