Thanks for that! I didn't know the specifics. I have only been passively watching this unfold.
Knowing now that there may be more to come, I would like to see this community get a hold of those coins, rather than some centralized entity like the government controlling the bitcoin economy in some significant way.
If the government held on to the coins, and didn't auction them off, I would be very suspicious of the goings on with the bitcoin market.
Personally I have already moved all of my holdings to alt coins, mostly LTC. But I am wary of bitcoin at the moment.
However, if these all returned to the community, and maybe spread out a little to more private individuals, I think bitcoin would become stronger.
144k bitcoin being centralized by one entity makes me nervous.
Not to cause you any lack of sleep but isn't LTC on the way out? Maybe choose another coin?