White House chief cryptocurrency advisor: Bitcoin seized in Samourai case has not been sold.

PANews reported on January 17th that, according to The Block, earlier this month it was reported that the U.S. Marshals Service had sold over $6 million worth of Bitcoin that Samourai wallet developers Rodriguez and Hill paid to the Department of Justice in a plea agreement. Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Council, stated that he had received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Justice that, pursuant to Executive Order 14233, the digital assets seized from Samourai Wallet have not been liquidated and will not be liquidated. They will continue to remain on the U.S. government's balance sheet as part of the Strategic Business Rule. The executive order stipulates that the Bitcoin in the reserve will come from funds seized as a result of criminal or civil asset forfeiture, and that Bitcoin held in the reserve may not be sold.