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A rumor is rapidly spreading among crypto investors that the US government may 
have quietly sold off nearly 170,000 BTC, leaving a fraction of its assumed 
holdings intact. The speculation began after the US Marshals Service, in 
response to a FOIA request, revealed that it currently holds only 28,988 BTC 
valued at approximately $3.4 billion. Many crypto investors took this 
disclosure to mean that the federal government’s total Bitcoin reserves had 
declined from the long-assumed figure of around 200,000 BTC. The claim was 
amplified across the social media platform X, where even some public figures 
reacted to what appears to be a massive strategic sell-off by the US 
government. FOIA Request Misinterpreted The confusion of the US government 
selling the majority of its Bitcoin holdings appears to stem from 
misinterpretations of the specific holdings of the US Marshals Service with 
those of the entire federal government. The FOIA request that sparked the 
debate was submitted by journalist L0la L33tz, and it accurately reflects that 
the Marshals control just under 29,000 BTC. However, this only accounts for 
the Bitcoin under the custody of that particular agency. Related Reading: This 
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The Forecast On-chain data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence 
provides a very different picture. According to Arkham, the US government as a 
whole still holds approximately 198,000 BTC, worth over $23.46 billion at the 
current price of Bitcoin. These coins are distributed across various federal 
agencies and are not limited to the Marshals&#8217; holdings. Nevertheless, the 
misrepresentation took hold quickly. Even US Senator Cynthia Lummis, who is a 
well-known advocate of Bitcoin, responded to the rumor, saying, “I’m alarmed 
by reports that the U.S. has sold off over 80% of its Bitcoin reserves, 
leaving just ~29,000 coins. If true, this is a total strategic blunder and 
sets the United States back years in the bitcoin race.” What If the US Quietly 
Sold 170,000 BTC? The repercussions on the broader crypto market would be 
immense if the US government had indeed sold off 170,000 BTC in secret. A sale 
of that scale would unleash massive selling pressure and cause a strong drop 
in the price of Bitcoin. This would erode confidence among investors in the 
wider crypto market and set off a chain reaction of liquidations across other 
cryptocurrencies. Such a move would not only cause technical breakdowns in 
price structure but also cancel out the possibility of governments around the 
world holding crypto as a form of strategic reserve. Related Reading: Bitcoin 
Dominance Just Got Rejected From TSDT Resistance That Triggered Last Altcoin 
Season — Details Moreover, such a dump would directly contradict the federal 
policy direction set earlier this year. In March, President Donald Trump 
signed an executive order instructing all federal agencies to transfer their 
Bitcoin and digital asset holdings to the US Treasury. The order formalized 
the creation of a Bitcoin reserve, which was meant to recognize the 
cryptocurrency as a national asset. In light of that policy, the notion that 
the US would quietly sell off the majority of its Bitcoin holdings seems 
highly improbable under the current Trump administration. At the time of 
writing, Bitcoin is trading at $118,360. Featured image from Pixabay, chart 
from Tradingview.com

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