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Why did the US government send $71M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime?

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Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved 833.599 BTC to Coinbase Prime deposit addresses and shifted 40,285 BNB through other wallets. The transfers were valued at about $103.19 million in total, and the blockchain activity did not confirm a sale.

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Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved 833.599 BTC to Coinbase Prime deposit addresses and routed 40,285 BNB through unlabeled or fresh wallets on Tuesday.
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The transfer was valued at about $103.19 million overall, including roughly $71.56 million in bitcoin and about $31.63 million in BNB.
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The BTC’s status under the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve was described as unclear.
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Government-labeled wallets sent the bitcoin to Coinbase Prime deposit addresses while the BNB was shuffled separately, and no explanation for the move was given.
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Blockchain data does not confirm that a sale took place or that a sale order was placed.

Market reaction i

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$84,302price at publication
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Oct 7 06:21
crypto.news scoop
Breaks the event: $103M and $71M
+3 h 44 m
Oct 7 10:04
Unchained adds
Adds $31.6M; brings into the story: BNB, BTC, with quotes
+8 h 34 m
Oct 7 14:55
The Coin Republic context
Its angle: cryptocurrency, approximately, fascinating; with quotes
+10 h 36 m
Oct 7 16:56
Decrypt echo
No new facts: confirmed, shuffled, labeled

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