Background on Silk Road and Bitcoin Seizure
The Silk Road was an infamous online marketplace known for illegal activities, which was shut down in 2013 by law enforcement. Its founder, Ross William Ulbricht, was arrested, and vast amounts of Bitcoin were seized. The U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) was tasked with handling these seized digital assets, an essential role to prevent them from falling into unlawful use again.
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