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Dark Web Founder Loses $100 Million in Bitcoin After 40-Year Sentence
Original: Dark Web Founder Loses $100 Million in Bitcoin After 40-Year Sentence: Where Does It Go?
The founder of a dark web marketplace has reportedly lost control of roughly $100 million in Bitcoin following his sentencing to 40 years in prison, prompting questions over who will claim the seized cryptocurrency. Commentators are debating whether the funds will go to the US government, victims of the marketplace, or be forfeited outright under asset seizure rules.
Why now: The unusually large Bitcoin sum and uncertainty over its fate are fueling debate about government crypto seizures.
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- Dark Web Founder Loses $100 Million in Bitcoin After 40-Year Sentence: Where Does It Go? · Yahoo Finance
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