The government is selling bitcoins taken from some of the internet's most notorious criminals
The U.S. Marshal Service plans on selling approximately 2,719 bitcoins obtained through a handful of criminal seizures, it announced Monday.
The coins, currently valued at more than $1.6 million, are like tours through the recent history of cryptocurrency-related crime—all of which (or, at least, some of which) could be yours if you decide to bid in the auction.
Of the nine cases from which law enforcement officials have obtained the coins that are being auctioned, the most high-profile is Ross Ulbricht. Convicted in February 2015 of running the online drug black market Silk Road, which facilitated more than $200 million in sales, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison.
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