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US Moves $103M in Seized Bitcoin and BNB, Gives No Reason

2026-10-08

The US government has moved $103 million worth of seized cryptocurrency, according to a report by Decrypt. The coins were Bitcoin and BNB. The government has not said why it moved them.

The report does not say where the funds went. It does not say whether they are being sold, held in custody, or moved for some other reason. The government has given no explanation, so the purpose is not known.

When the source page was captured, its price ticker showed Bitcoin at $83,093.00, down 0.80%, and BNB at $772.60, up 1.70%. The report does not connect these price moves to the transfer.

For someone already holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. Moving coins between wallets does not change funding rates, trading fees or order-book liquidity on these venues. Nothing in the report says the coins reached any of these exchanges. Until the government says what it is doing with the funds, there is no measurable effect to report on holding costs.

Source: decrypt — US Government Moves $103 Million in Seized Bitcoin and BNB, But Hasn't Said Why

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