White House Advisor: DOJ Retained Samourai-Linked Bitcoin Under Executive Order 14233
White House digital assets advisor Patrick Witt said he received confirmation from the US Department of Justice that Bitcoin forfeited in the Samourai Wallet case has not been sold and will remain in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The transfer of 57.5 BTC from a US-controlled address to Coinbase Prime in November had prompted allegations of a breach of Executive Order 14233, which requires forfeited Bitcoin to be held rather than liquidated.