US official says seized Samourai Wallet BTC has not been sold

Patrick Witt, Executive Secretary of the White House Cryptocurrency Advisory Committee, stated that the U.S. government has not sold the digital assets seized from the Bitcoin mixing service Samourai Wallet. In a post on X, Witt said he confirmed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the assets have not been disposed of and will not be sold in the future, in accordance with an executive order. He added that the seized assets will remain on the U.S. government's balance sheet as part of a Special Blockchain Account (SBR). This clarification follows earlier media reports that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) had sold 57.55 BTC from the seizure, a move that had prompted pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis to express concern.