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I'm confused. That account had a little over *69 btc this morning, yet the FBI affidavit said it only has 63.7 btc.

What's up with the disparity?

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1402056/downl...

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They only seized 69.6 as that's what was transferred to an exchange. It's interesting they split the resulting funds into two addresses. One to presumably return to who paid the ransom and the rest which would be held until whoever is indicted can prove they are not proceeds of crime (lol good luck).

oops, you're right, I misinterpreted the 'total received' line

You can see the split here: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qu57hnxf0c65fsdd5k...

See point 31. At some point, 11btc went to one place and 64 went to another. I guess the 11 is still outstanding from the FBI.

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