Civil Forfeiture


Policy

'Satoshi's Birthday': April 5 Is a Day to Be Thankful for Bitcoin

The 88th anniversary of FDR's executive order 6102 brings a sobering reminder of the value of confiscation-resistant currency.

FDR, shown here in 1943, cited a "national emergency" in his executive order banning gold holding 10 years earlier.

Markets

DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet 'Horror Story' a 'Fiction'

“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case.

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Markets

$25,000 in Bitcoin Seized from Alleged Software Scam Operator

Roughly $26,000 in bitcoins and litecoins have been seized as part of an investigation into an alleged software scam.

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