Battle Born claims that the nearly 70,000 BTC seized by the US government is theirs. They say the bought it from somebody that stole it
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Battle Born Investments regarding the forfeiture of 69,370 bitcoins. Initially linked to the Silk Road darknet marketplace, these bitcoins are now under the US government's control.
The former US president has promised to commute Ulbricht's sentence if re-elected in next month's presidential elections
Ross Ulbricht responded thanking the former president for pledging to commute his sentence