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US Marshals Service cannot account for billions of dollars’ worth of crypto


The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is responsible for managing assets seized by law enforcement during criminal investigations, including real estate, cash, jewelry, antiques, and vehicles. It is also tasked with handling cryptocurrencies, such as the billions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin (BTC) seized from the Silk Road marketplace by the FBI in 2013. However, the USMS appears to have no clear idea of how much crypto it actually holds. In fact, the agency is struggling to estimate even its Bitcoi

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