US Treasury to Keep Seized Bitcoin, No Market Buys Planned

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress on February 4 that the government will keep Bitcoin BTC BTC - $72342.596 obtained through asset seizures but will not ask private banks to buy more if the market drops.

Source: bitdegree.org

Related symbols: BTCUSD

2026-02-04 23:02:05 GMT.

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