White House Confirms Forfeited Samourai Bitcoin Added to Strategic Reserve

Recent claims about the sale of Bitcoin by the US Marshal Service (USMS) have been clarified. White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt confirmed that digital assets forfeited by Samourai Wallet have not been sold.

DOJ Confirms Bitcoin Reserve Retention

Patrick Witt stated on social media that the DOJ confirmed the assets from Samourai Wallet are retained as part of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Executive Order 14233 requires Bitcoin obtained through forfeiture to be held, not sold.
Rumors had suggested about 57.55 Bitcoin were sold via Coinbase Prime on November 3, 2025, but this was not the case.
The seized Bitcoin is valued at approximately $6.4 million.

Samourai Wallet Founders Sentenced

The DOJ sentenced Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet, for operating a money transmitting business linked to criminal activities.
Criminal activities included drug trafficking, darknet operations, cyber intrusions, fraud, murder-for-hire, and child pornography.
Rodriguez received a five-year sentence; Hill received four years.

Bitcoin

Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $95,300, up nearly 6% over the past week, but remains below the $100,000 mark.