Mt Gox rehabilitation payment bitcoins seized from Kraken by HSINYcyber

[btroop]

Has anyone fought the seizure of their Mt gox rehabilitation bitcoin payment that was held on kraken? My coins were seized from kraken and I’m going to get an attorney to fight it. Does anyone know good attorneys for this case? They didn’t seize the cash rehabilitation payment I received in my bank account. Below is the email I received from HsiNyCyber

“ Hello,

 

The U.S. Government has seized funds from your Kraken account that were paid by the Mt Gox rehabilitation trustee and intends to seek forfeiture of these funds in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Please respond to this email with your intentions regarding filing a claim for these funds.

 

Thank you,” September 19, 2025

Here is what kraken support said

“ Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to Kraken Support! My name is JR.
 
You will need to contact HSINYCyber, and you can contact them at hsinycyber@hsi.dhs.gov

If you have any other questions or need clarification please reach out to hsinycyber@hsi.dhs.gov
Regards,
JR
Kraken Support“

Any help is greatly appreciated

[Lucius]

Haven't you heard about the US crypto strategic reserves? All cryptocurrencies held in custodial storage can be seized at any time. Why didn't you use a non-custodial wallet - was that an option?

I honestly don't know why the seizure occurred, but it occurs to me that those funds were indeed problematic (tainted coins) or that your account itself is problematic, including all the funds in it. In any case, good luck if you go into legal battle.

[btroop]

It was required to have the bankruptcy settlement go into kraken. They seized the coins not long after I got them

[alani123]

What the absolute fuck.

Doesn't Trump's DOJ realize that they're only going to spread fear if they seize people's rightfully owned bitcoin from exchanges?

I'm distraught by how easily Kraken would be willing to just hand over these coins while not even being domiciled in the US... What's even the justification for seizing coins after a foreign court settled the proceedings of a bankruptcy?