US Marshals Service

Cryptoauction

US Marshals Will Auction $40M in Bitcoin This Month

Nikhilesh DeFeb 3, 2020

The U.S. Marshals Service plans to auction more than 4,000 bitcoin, worth about $37.7 million at press time, later this month.

Crime

Secretive Mining Firm Revealed as Possible US Marshals Auction Winner

Joon Ian WongMar 12, 2015

A winner of the latest US Marshals bitcoin auction may have been identified by blockchain and crowdsourced analysis.

BitGo

BitGo Will Custody Crypto for US Marshals Service in $4.5M Deal

Danny NelsonApr 22, 2021

The custodian will manage potentially tens of millions of dollars in seized cryptocurrencies, according to documents published Wednesday.

Silk Road

Bitcoin Exchange itBit Revealed as US Marshals Auction Winner

Stan HigginsMar 10, 2015

New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit secured 3,000 BTC during the latest USMS bitcoin auction.

Silk Road

Third US Marshals Bitcoin Auction Sees Increase in Bidder Interest

Pete RizzoMar 5, 2015

The US Marshals Service (USMS) has announced that 14 bidders participated in today's auction of 50,000 BTC.

US Marshals Service

Silk Road

US Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins in March

Pete Rizzo

The US Marshals will auction $11.85m in bitcoins in connection with a civil forfeiture action against and the criminal conviction of Ross Ulbricht.

Auctions

Next US Marshals Bitcoin Auction Could Be Held in Q1

Pete Rizzo

The US Marshals Service has revealed it expects its next bitcoin auction to take place in Q1 of 2015.

Silk Road

SecondMarket: Syndicate Bidders Real Winners of Bitcoin Auction

Tanaya Macheel

SecondMarket managing director Brendan O’Connor discusses his syndicate's successful bid for 48,000 BTC confiscated from Ross Ulbricht.

Silk Road

Bitcoin Investment Trust Syndicate Wins 48,000 BTC in US Marshals Auction

Pete Rizzo

Bitcoin Investment Trust and SecondMarket have been revealed as the winners of 48,000 BTC confiscated from alleged Silk Road leader Ross Ulbricht.

Prices

Markets Weekly: Could Central Banks Spark a Bitcoin Rally?

Joon Ian Wong

What do the actions of central bankers in East Asia have to do with the bitcoin price? Quite a bit, as it turns out.

Silk Road

US Marshals: Latest Bitcoin Auction Timed to Avoid Market Disruption

Stan Higgins

The USMS has revealed it will split up its auction of Ross Ulbricht's seized bitcoin to reduce negative effects on the bitcoin market.

Silk Road

US Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins Seized from Ross Ulbricht

Stan Higgins

The US Marshals are set to auction off 50,000 BTC next month in connection to the case against Ross Ulbricht.