[2014-10-31] Australian Authorities About to Sell at Auction 24,500 BTC

[botany]

Australian Authorities About to Sell at Auction 24,500 BTC Confiscated From Silk Road Drug Dealer

http://cointelegraph.com/news/112833/australian-authorities-about-to-sell-at-auction-24500-btc-confiscated-from-silk-road-drug-dealer

Deja vu. We need the Drapers. 

[Raystonn]

At the time of Pollard's arrest, the 24,518 BTC confiscated from his electronic wallets were valued at AUD$700,000. Today, the total balance is worth more than AUD$9.59 million.

Forget selling illegal narcotics.  He should have just held the Bitcoins.