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Many crypto experts and on-chain investors became excited today, when it was revealed that U.S. authorities transferred 10,000 BTC, equivalent to jaw-dropping $593 million, to the Coinbase Prime platform. Against this backdrop, the first cryptocurrency's exchange rate dropped to $58,000 at one point, and even lower.&nbsp;
Thanks to on-chain history, it turned out that these were crypto assets from the case of the infamous darknet marketplace, called Silk Road. The court approved an order to seize them in December 2023.&nbsp;
Transferring assets to an exchange's escrow address often indicates an intent to sell them. This is what has the crypto public worried, especially in light of the recent story with Germany and its $3 billion&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/rich-dad-poor-dad-author-kiyosaki-predicts-worlds-worst-market-crash" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> holdings.&nbsp;
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 No, the USG didn’t just sell 10,000 coins. It *moved* coins to Coinbase (just like they did a few weeks ago) for custody. <a href="https://t.co/sgfEjCGY7G" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/sgfEjCGY7G</a>— Samson Mow (@Excellion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1823765133069582554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 14, 2024</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1823765133069582554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1823765133069582554%7Ctwgr%5E91252944e2d82573fae843ede1e48e7bdfc156e1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FExcellion%2Fstatus%2F1823765133069582554" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Samson Mow</a>, a prominent crypto figure and proponent of the $1 million per&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/vanguard-shuts-down-bitcoin-etf-speculation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin (BTC)</a> theory, volunteered to dispel fear, doubt and uncertainty. No, the U.S. government did not just sell 10,000&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/bitcoin-btc-predicted-to-hit-140000-this-year-details" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>, says Mow. On the contrary, crypto funds were moved there for safekeeping a few weeks ago, claims the expert.
In fact, on July 1,&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/heres-how-much-bitcoin-coinbase-holds" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coinbase</a> Institutional announced that the U.S. Marshals Service selected Coinbase Prime to provide custody and advanced trading services for its large-cap digital assets portfolio. However, so far, little is known about what exactly happens to tokens once they hit a centralized platform.

'$1 Million Bitcoin' Advocate Samson Mow Confirms No 10,000 BTC Dump by US

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