2026-01-08 07:29:35

The U.S. Treasury Secretary's recent statements reveal a shift in the government's attitude toward Bitcoin. He emphasized that the government's approach is not to actively purchase Bitcoin but to confiscate illegal crypto assets through law enforcement. This statement reflects the U.S. authorities' regulatory stance on digital assets—strengthening enforcement and increasing efforts to recover illicit assets. It also suggests that in the future, the government may face more issues related to the disposal of confiscated Bitcoin assets. $BTC

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IntrovertMetaverse

· 15h ago

Haha, politely called "law enforcement confiscation," but basically it's just a disguised way of hoarding coins.

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AirdropFreedom

· 01-10 15:54

It sounds like law enforcement, but actually it's just a covert national treasure hunter, haha.

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GasGoblin

· 01-08 07:59

So basically, it's just a disguised way of hoarding coins. The reason for law enforcement confiscation sounds fancy, haha.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 01-08 07:59

Ha, it's the same old trick of confiscation. Americans always use this move.

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BlockchainDecoder

· 01-08 07:58

According to research, there is a detail worth noting—Treasury Secretary specifically distinguished between "active purchase" and "law enforcement confiscation" as two different dimensions. From the perspective of policy signaling, this precisely indicates that the government's attitude towards BTC assets is undergoing a redefinition, shifting from outright opposition to institutionalized management.

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CryptoCrazyGF

· 01-08 07:55

So basically, when you run out of money, you have to rely on confiscation to accumulate coins, haha.

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ProposalManiac

· 01-08 07:53

Basically, it's just a legal reason to confiscate assets. The mechanism design is quite clever—it's not obvious that they're actively entering the market, yet they can still accumulate chips. Historically, how governments handle assets they control has never been transparent, and this time won't be an exception.

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GweiTooHigh

· 01-08 07:31

It sounds very convincing, but basically it's just about collecting coins. It sounds like fighting crime, but there's no reason to justify copying. The US government's rhetoric is really slick.

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