According to the specific sales terms announced by the Marshals Service at that time, the winning bidder should prepare to wire the purchase funds to USMS by February 19, 2020. USMS will not transfer any bitcoins until confirming receipt of the buyer's purchase funds.

This means that from the time the news was released to when the auction actually took place, and the auctioneer actually received the bitcoins, it could take more than half a month.

At this moment, there are only 11 days left until Trump takes office, and reporters from Golden Finance did not find any recent news about auctions of seized bitcoins on the official website of the Marshals Service.

It is evident that before Trump takes office, at least the U.S. Department of Justice will not actually sell the bitcoins seized from Silk Road.

In summary, the widely circulated news this morning, which has impacted the market, "The U.S. Department of Justice approves the sale of $6.5 billion worth of seized Silk Road bitcoins," is very likely to be false information.

The release of such selling news, combined with the downward trend, is highly likely a preparation for a big rally!