Article is from 2013 bud; you're using market analytics from today against dollar values from 2013. The number of Bitcoins in that one seizure of 173,991 Bitcoins.
In other words, that one seizure is over 7 billion dollars' worth today, not counting what they've done with it and the coins from numerous other 'holders' whose assets were seized.
Bitcoin is owned by our intelligence agencies. It has been since 2013.
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/newyork/press-releases/2013/manhattan-u.s.-attorney-announces-seizure-of-additional-28-million-worth-of-bitcoins-belonging-to-ross-william-ulbricht-alleged-owner-and-operator-of-silk-road-website
They own some bitcoin. The market cap is 801 billion right now. 28 million is a drop in the bucket.
Article is from 2013 bud; you're using market analytics from today against dollar values from 2013. The number of Bitcoins in that one seizure of 173,991 Bitcoins.
In other words, that one seizure is over 7 billion dollars' worth today, not counting what they've done with it and the coins from numerous other 'holders' whose assets were seized.