$15 Billion Bitcoin Seizure Exposes Challenges For US Crypto Reserve Strategy
RUSSIA – 2025/01/29: In this photo illustration, the new Bitcoin token is photographed on US $100 bills featuring Benjamin Franklin. US President Donald Trump on Thursday, January 23, ordered the creation of a cryptocurrency task force tasked with developing proposals for new regulations for digital assets and exploring the possibility of creating a national cryptocurrency reserve. (Photo Illustration by Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Bitcoin promised unhackable, decentralized finance beyond government control. It has become a favorite of criminal networks that operate beyond government reach–and a strategic tool for governments themselves. Tuesday’s US seizure of…
