Give the FBI a piece of your mind! 11. 10. 2013. In connection with the closure of Silk Road and the arrest of its owner, the FBI announced that it has seized more than 26,000 Bitcoins (worth around 3 to 3.5 million USD). That’s a pretty hefty sum. Since Bitcoin transfers are public, the internet crowd set about searching for the wallet where the FBI is holding the confiscated amount. They managed to find it, because on 2 October, the day that the FBI swooped, the exact amount in question was transferred to that wallet from several thousand other wallets. Read more about Give the FBI a piece of your mind!