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US Government Converts Seized Alameda Tokens to Ethereum

The U.S. government recently sold over 82,000 ANT tokens seized from Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research, converting them into Ethereum. This move, part of the ongoing fallout from the collapse, hints at further liquidation to recoup value from seized assets.

The U.S. government recently sold over 82,000 ANT tokens seized from Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research, converting them into Ethereum. This move, part of the ongoing fallout from the collapse, hints at further liquidation to recoup value from seized assets.

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