Donald Trump

2024

Bitcoin

Silk Road

The Bitcoin price plunged after a US Government transfer of $2 billion in seized Silk Road BTC in a move that followed <a href="https://insidebitcoins.com/news/bitcoin-heads-for-70k-after-donald-trumps-landmark-pro-crypto-speech-at-bitcoin-2024-as-pivotal-fomc-meeting-looms" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Donald Trump</a>‘s vow to “never sell” US government holdings of BTC.
A wallet tagged as “U.S. Government: Silk Road DOJ” moved 29,800 BTC on July 29 to an unlabeled address that has no transaction history, according to <a href="https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/tx/2e0b8f39af7d57989a9f911f211d88541473536b42ee4ebd4503cff525155bb0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Arkham Intelligence</a>. Thereafter, the address performed transactions of 19,800 BTC and 10,000 BTC to two different addresses.
The transfers spooked crypto investors, who quickly dumped their holdings in the leading crypto due to fears of an impending selloff. Bitcoin slumped 4% to trade at $66,639.72 as of 2:45 a.m. EST.
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Analysts at Arkham suspect that the transfer of 10,000 BTC, worth $670 million, was a deposit to an institutional custody or service. 
Commenting on the recent transfers by the US Government wallet, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart speculated that the transactions might be the result of US Marshals choosing Coinbase to manage its digital assets.
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 Has to be this, right? <a href="https://t.co/NZqQPE6GoL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/NZqQPE6GoL</a> <a href="https://t.co/7Ek6bLwpeq" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/7Ek6bLwpeq</a>
 — James Seyffart (@JSeyff) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1817976693249986577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">July 29, 2024</a>
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In a July 1 <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/blog/u-s-marshals-service-chooses-coinbase-to-safeguard-trade-its-large-cap" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">statement</a>, Coinbase revealed that the US Marshals Service selected Coinbase Prime “to provide custody and advanced trading services for the agency’s Class 1 (large cap) digital assets.”&nbsp;
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 You guys freak out any time large coins move.
 Remember that US Marshall’s *just* signed with Coinbase Prime to start custody of government held digital assets? <a href="https://t.co/wwxoFepggH" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/wwxoFepggH</a> <a href="https://t.co/WlroZvrblm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/WlroZvrblm</a>
 — Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) <a href="https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1817965844829454664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">July 29, 2024</a>
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Before the $2 billion worth of BTC was shifted, the crypto community was riding a wave of euphoria after a series of bullish <a href="https://insidebitcoins.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-donald-trumps-momentous-bitcoin-2024-speech-in-nashville" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">statements</a> by Republican presidential nominee Trump.
 At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville at the weekend, Trump said the US government will launch a strategic Bitcoin reserve if he wins the November elections. He also promised his administration would never sell any of its seized BTC.
Trump supporters slammed the development, with Gemini’s Tyler Winklevoss sarcastically calling it a ”great look and great way to reset with our industry.”
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 On Saturday, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@realDonaldTrump</a> pledged to never sell any of the US government's bitcoin. Two days later, the Biden-Harris Administration moves $2 billion of Silk Road bitcoin. Great look and great way to reset with our industry. 🤡
 — Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tyler/status/1817992096541823037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">July 29, 2024</a>
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Despite some investors panic selling over the past 24 hours, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index still stands at 67 to signal greed in the market. The index did, however, fall seven points during the past day of trading.
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