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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by idiotsecant on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @09:34AM (#45592288)
The difference between 15 billion and 2.24 trillion is pretty much 2.24 trillion. I'm not sure there is a definition of the word where this is true .
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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by stephen_g on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @07:21PM (#45599537)
I expect it would be pretty significant probably when compared to the actual fiat inflows/outflows to and from the cryptocurrency market.

Trying to liquidate $15bn to USD reasonably quickly would very likely cause a massive drop the price, which would correspondingly drop the market cap by potentially many times that $15bn.

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