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LEO What will be done to the returned bitcoins
On October 6, 2026, federal authorities transferred 264.863 BTC worth approximately US$23 million to Coinbase. The funds originated from the Bitfinex theft in 2016 and were part of a court-enforced compensation plan rather than an asset liquidation exercise. According to a 2025 federal court ruling, confiscated bitcoins must be returned to Bitfinex in cryptocurrency rather than converted into fiat currency.
Bitfinex plans to deploy these assets to meet its obligations to holders of Recovery Right Tokens and perform repurchase and destruction operations of LEO tokens. Despite these and other recent outflows, the U.S. government still holds large reserves of bitcoin.
Other wallet developments from the U.S. Marshals Service
This week, federal authorities executed a major bitcoin transfer linked to one of the cryptocurrency industry's most notorious security flaws. On October 6, 2026, a blockchain address associated with the U.S. Marshals Service sent approximately 264.863 BTC, worth nearly $22.87 million, to the Coinbase escrow service.
On the same day, the U.S. government also transferred another 834 BTC (worth approximately US$71.56 million) and 40,285 BNB (worth approximately US$31.63 million). Among them, 834 BTC have been deposited into the Coinbase Prime account.
These digital assets can be traced back to the Bitfinex security incident in 2016, when malicious attackers stole approximately 119,754 BTC from the exchange platform. The breach was one of the most serious financial losses in digital asset history.
这是针对这批特定持仓的第二笔有记录的移动。2026年4月，当局将约8.2枚BTC（价值约60.6万美元）的小批量资产转移至Coinbase Prime存款钱包。Coinbase Prime是平台的机构业务部门，为包括联邦机构在内的高容量客户提供托管解决方案和交易基础设施。
政府代表将这些移动描述为托管安排，而非清算事件。对于监测潜在政府抛售压力的市场参与者而言，这一分类具有重要意义。
被退回比特币的未来用途
推动这些转账的法律框架源于2025年的一项联邦法院判决。该裁决要求当局以原生形式将被没收的比特币归还给Bitfinex，跳过转换为传统货币的步骤。
执法部门于2022年成功从该事件中追回约94,636枚BTC。这次回收行动紧随Ilya Lichtenstein和Heather Morgan被捕之后，这两人策划了被盗加密货币的洗钱方案。Lichtenstein被判入狱五年，Morgan被判入狱18个月。
Bitfinex已为其收回的资产制定了一项双重目的策略。首先，交易所将部署比特币以满足与“回收权代币”相关的义务，这些代币已分发给受初始安全漏洞影响的客户。随后，Bitfinex承诺将任何剩余价值的至少80%用于回购并永久移除其UNUS SED LEO代币的流通量。
其他由美国法警局控制的钱包变动
This particular transaction is part of a broader pattern of on-chain activity. In the same 24 hours, government-controlled wallets relocated 833.6 BTC pieces worth a total of approximately $71 million, the first such activity at these addresses since August 26, 2026.
Blockchain intelligence expert Sani (running timechainindex.com) initially identified the movements. He recorded an initial test transaction, sending 0.00115539 BTC to Coinbase Prime, and then executed the main transfer.
The same wallets also relocated US$31.63 million in BNB related to confiscated FTX assets. This included a verified transfer of 0.127 BNB, followed by a larger transfer of 40,285.07 BNB.
Another transfer of 568 BTC originated from the Potapenko-Turogin criminal case. The indictment revolved around a fake cloud mining company called Hashflare, which promoted mining contracts backed by non-existent data center infrastructure.
Despite these recent outflows, the amount of Bitcoin held by the federal government is still considerable. The latest data shows that the U.S. government currently retains approximately 323,693.83 BTC units, with an estimated market value of US$27.72 billion.
The 264.863 BTC allocated to Bitfinex compensation only represents a small portion of the government's overall crypto asset position.
