The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured final approval in the Northern District Court of California to auction off roughly $6.5 billion worth of Bitcoin seized from the infamous Silk Road dark web marketplace. The ruling marks a decisive end to a complex four-year legal dispute over the ownership of this BTC ($104,572.65) haul.

This is an interesting situation as it comes just 10 days from Donald Trump’s inauguration. The incoming president...