Trump is pushing to use confiscated assets to establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, with illegal crypto assets exceeding $75 billion

According to PANews, U.S. President Trump is promoting the use of assets confiscated from criminals to establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. Chainalysis Inc. research shows that cryptocurrency assets related to illegal activities have exceeded $75 billion.
Its chief executive, Jonathan Levin, said this increased the potential for asset confiscation and changed countries' perceptions. In 2025, the balance of illegal entities on the chain will be nearly 15 billion US dollars, and downstream wallets will hold more than 60 billion US dollars.
Darknet market managers and vendors control more than $40 billion in cryptocurrency, and of the $15 billion directly held by illegal actors, Bitcoin accounts for approximately 75%. Whether the authorities can obtain the $75 billion is doubtful, and identification, tracking and confiscation remain difficult problems.