США конфискуют $2,4 млн в биткоинах у хакеров

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2025-03-28Last updated on 2025-07-29

В США продолжается процесс конфискации криптоактивов, полученных преступным путем. В центре внимания оказался недавний случай. ФБР Далласа изъяло 20,2 BTC у вымогательской группировки Chaos. Эти средства, предположительно, стали незаконными доходами. Инцидент вновь поднимает вопросы об управлении конфискованными биткоинами и их потенциальном включении в стратегический резерв страны.

Идея создания стратегического резерва биткоинов в США получила резонанс после распоряжения Дональда Трампа в марте этого года. Однако фактическое количество биткоинов, находящихся в распоряжении американского правительства, остается предметом дискуссий. По оценкам аналитических фирм Nansen, Arkham и BitcoinTreasuries, власти США владеют примерно 198 тыс. BTC. При этом Министерство юстиции, по данным журналиста L0la L33tz, Служба маршалов США (USMS) располагает лишь 28 988 BTC.

Arkham указывает, что другие федеральные ведомства также конфискуют и хранят биткоины. L0la L33tz отмечает проблему в классификации активов. Некоторые трекеры не всегда четко различают изъятые (арестованные, но еще не конфискованные по суду) и конфискованные (перешедшие в собственность государства) монеты. Эта неясность затрудняет точную оценку объемов государственных криптоактивов. Отсутствие единой верифицированной базы данных усложняет подсчеты.

На региональном уровне интерес к стратегическому резервированию биткоинов растет. Более 30 штатов представили соответствующие законодательные инициативы, однако лишь Аризона, Техас и Нью-Гэмпшир ратифицировали такие законы. Десятки других законопроектов были отклонены. Это свидетельствует о сложностях интеграции криптовалют в правовую систему и неоднозначном отношении к ним на различных уровнях власти. Основные препятствия включают регуляторную неопределенность, вопросы безопасности хранения больших объемов биткоинов и их ценовую волатильность.

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