U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis questions the U.S. government still selling Bitcoin legitimacy: Trump has explicitly instructed to use these assets to build a strategic Bitcoin reserve

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U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis expressed concern that the U.S. government is still selling Bitcoin, violating Trump's directives. The recently sold Bitcoin was obtained through criminal forfeiture, and Trump ordered that these should be included in the national strategic reserve and not sold.

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2026-01-06 02:03:07

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On January 6th, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis tweeted, “Why is the U.S. government still selling Bitcoin when Trump has explicitly instructed that these assets should be retained to build America’s strategic Bitcoin reserve? While other countries are increasing their Bitcoin holdings, we are wasting these strategic assets, which we cannot afford. I am deeply concerned about this report.” Previously, it was reported that on November 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice instructed the marshals to sell 57.55 Bitcoins paid as part of a plea agreement by Samourai Wallet developers through CEX Prime, worth approximately $6,367,000, which may have violated Executive Order No. 14233 signed by President Trump. The order requires that Bitcoin obtained through criminal forfeiture be included in the “National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and not sold. Currently, the Bitcoin address balance is zero, indicating that the related assets may have been liquidated.

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