Want to buy almost 30,000 bitcoins from the US Marshal? Now you can...

[Dan Druff]

http://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2014/bitcoins/

FOR SALE
29,656.51306529 bitcoins

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL BUT INVITES INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT A BID FOR PURCHASE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED WITHOUT RECOURSE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.

THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE BITCOINS CONTAINED IN WALLET FILES THAT RESIDED ON SILK ROAD SERVERS, INCLUDING THE SERVERS ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES: 46.183.219.244; 109.163.234.40; 193.107.86.34; 193.107.86.49; 207.106.6.25; AND 207.106.6.32 (“SILKROAD SEIZED COINS”).

THIS AUCTION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BITCOINS CONTAINED IN WALLET FILES THAT RESIDED ON CERTAIN COMPUTER HARDWARE BELONGING TO ROSS WILLIAM ULBRICHT, THAT WERE SEIZED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 24, 2013 (“DPR SEIZED COINS”).

Interested?

Phase I: Bidder Registration
Deadline: 9:00 AM EDT on Monday, June 16, 2014
Deadline: Noon EDT on Monday, June 23, 2014

All interested parties must first register with the USMS. You are not eligible to submit a bid or otherwise participate in this auction unless you have submitted all required documents and have received confirmation from the USMS that you are an eligible bidder. Any registration documents received after the deadline will not be considered.
Required Registration Items:

- A manually signed pdf copy of the Bidder Registration Form

- A copy of a Government-issued photo ID for the Bidder (or Control Person(s) of Bidder)

- $200,000 USD deposit sent by wire transfer originating from a bank located within the United States (please provide receipt of transfer)

Bitcoin was worth about $630 24 hours ago, but now is down to $570.

Still, we're looking at over $17 million worth of bitcoin here.

[simpdog]

LOL I looked at the other assets listed. Who wants to buy a house?



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