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Topic: [2016-08-09] USMS to auction off 2,700 bitcoins on August 22 (Read 214 times)

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The US Marshals Service (USMS) is inviting interested parties to register for an auction of 2,700 bitcoins (approximately $1.6 million) to be held soon.

According to the official announcement, the bitcoins were forfeited in various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases, including former federal agent Carl Force IV, Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht, along with bitcoins confiscated by the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco, and others.

http://www.econotimes.com/USMS-to-auction-off-2700-bitcoins-on-August-22-250023
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