Bitcoin (btc)$81,746.00↓ 1.93%
Ethereum (eth)$2,462.80↓ 4.11%
Tether (usdt)$0.999271↓ 0.03%
BNB (bnb)$730.89↓ 5.23%
XRP (xrp)$1.37↓ 3.21%
USDC (usdc)$0.9996↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$109.22↓ 5.64%
TRON (trx)$0.332844↓ 0.76%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.024↑ 0.67%
Zcash (zec)$1,167.39↓ 11.97%
Hyperliquid (hype)$84.27↓ 3.85%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.083802↓ 5.35%
USDS (usds)$0.998979↓ 0.00%
Monero (xmr)$525.78↓ 3.82%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$80.42↓ 3.04%
Bitcoin (btc)$81,746.00↓ 1.93%
Ethereum (eth)$2,462.80↓ 4.11%
Tether (usdt)$0.999271↓ 0.03%
BNB (bnb)$730.89↓ 5.23%
XRP (xrp)$1.37↓ 3.21%
USDC (usdc)$0.9996↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$109.22↓ 5.64%
TRON (trx)$0.332844↓ 0.76%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.024↑ 0.67%
Zcash (zec)$1,167.39↓ 11.97%
Hyperliquid (hype)$84.27↓ 3.85%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.083802↓ 5.35%
USDS (usds)$0.998979↓ 0.00%
Monero (xmr)$525.78↓ 3.82%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$80.42↓ 3.04%

U.S. Seizes $14 Billion in Bitcoin, Now World’s Largest Government Holder

Published October 17, 2025

DeFiance Daily – The U.S. Department of Justice and Treasury have announced the largest crypto forfeiture in history: 127,271 bitcoin, worth about $14 billion, seized from Cambodia’s Prince Group and its chairman Chen Zhi. The coordinated sting dismantled a human-trafficking-linked crypto scam empire and vaulted the U.S. into a new position—now holding roughly 324,000 BTC, more than any nation or corporation on earth.