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William

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I will pay 3000 LTBcoin to the person or people who answers this question:

“How many BitCoins are ‘likely’ owned by the US Government, for example, through confiscation in criminal trials? To what degree of certainty can it be known that these coins are under government control? Are there particular BitCoin addresses known to be under US Government control?”

Much of this data has been documented on the web, in mainstream press releases, and has been studied by others. I am looking for someone to collate available data rather than do original research. Thus, citations (URLs of sources) are important…

I will pay out a total of 3000 LTBcoin, on July 13 to the first person who can completely answer this question. If this first person does not provide a complete answer I will divide the payment with the next person who offers more complete information, in proportion to their contribution. The research must be provided on this forum for peer review and evaluation, as well as the use of future researchers.

Please see my other Bitcoin consulting/research request here: http://letstalkbitcoin.com/forum/post/consulting-request

Posted on July 6, 2014 at 9:42 PM

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• BTCBlue

  

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  You know they have the rest of the silk road coins, japan is under control of US Gov and they hold remainders of Gox coins. You can assume the have or will have the sheep market place stolen coins at some point. Not sure of others or the total.

  1HYLeosDogAoo9DXR2AR3M9vbY2tf1WKDc

  Posted on July 6, 2014 at 9:47 PM
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• William

  

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  Thanks Dan! I appreciate this info. I am also looking for citations and amounts! I want to put this info in an article I am writing. Are you or is someone else able to help me on these counts? Thanks! (I knew about the Silk Road coins, but hadn't thought about the GOX coins yet!)

  -William

  Posted on July 7, 2014 at 8:01 AM
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• William

  

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  @BTCBlue, I will pay you 1,500 LTBC in the next day or two for your helpful answer. I am withholding 1,500 LTBC for anyone who can flesh out this answer with sources as originally requested. This is work that I could do myself in a few minutes of googling, but I want to spread the LTBc love! I'm just looking for a few URLs...

  Posted on July 16, 2014 at 9:50 PM
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• William

  

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  @btcblue You know they have the rest of the silk road coins, japan is under control of US Gov and they hold remainders of Gox coins. You can assume the have or will have the sheep market place stolen coins at some point. Not sure of others or the total.

  1HYLeosDogAoo9DXR2AR3M9vbY2tf1WKDc

  Sent 1,500 LTBC to the above address. Thanks again, and anyone else who wants to contribute, there are still 1,500 LTBC left for this question.

  Posted on July 17, 2014 at 2:34 PM
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• BTCBlue

  

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  Awesome thanks! I would definitely recommend researching the Sheep Market coins. That real life story reads like a made for TV movie. Especially the threads on reddit where people are hunting him.

  Posted on July 18, 2014 at 12:51 PM
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• eric

  

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  Is this offer still active?

  Posted on August 2, 2014 at 5:12 PM
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• bcohen

  

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  At least 11.02 Bitcoins (we broke the first seizure) ;) http://letstalkbitcoin.com/post/53700133097/users-bitcoins-seized-by-dea

  Posted on August 2, 2014 at 5:53 PM
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• swindledarrel

  

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  Is this still active,so i can answer the question.

  Posted on August 13, 2014 at 1:56 AM
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• noobdan

  

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  FBI bitcoin address : 1F1tAaz5x1HUXrCNLbtMDqcw6o5GNn4xqX https://blockchain.info/address/1F1tAaz5x1HUXrCNLbtMDqcw6o5GNn4xqX

  Just noticed they sent all their money to somewhere

  Posted on August 14, 2014 at 8:30 AM
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• devonne

  

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  Can i still answer the question.

  Posted on August 20, 2014 at 5:19 AM
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