The United States government transferred roughly 0.33 bitcoin on Tuesday in its first onchain movement of 2026, with the funds linked to wallets labelled “Miguel Villanueva Seized Funds” and valued at about $22,876 at prevailing prices.
Blockchain data from Arkham Intelligence shows three separate transactions of 0.05678428 BTC, 0.24020319 BTC and 0.03782683 BTC sent to newly identified addresses, though public records provide no further details about the underlying seizure case.
The modest transfer comes months after onchain investigator ZachXBT reported that $40 million in crypto had been siphoned from government seizure wallets, allegedly involving a third party managing digital forfeitures.
As of March 3, 2026, Arkham data indicates the US government holds approximately 328,371.99 BTC worth around $22.45 billion, making it one of the largest known sovereign bitcoin holders.
The previous movement occurred on Nov. 3, 2025, when 57.55 BTC was sent to Coinbase Prime, following an earlier Oct. 14, 2025 transfer of 1,320.24 BTC tied to “Potapenko/Turogin Forfeited Funds” wallets.
The latest transaction follows President Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve executive order, which pledged that federal authorities would not sell bitcoin, underscoring that operational transfers do not necessarily signal liquidation.
At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $68,293.82.