February 9, 2026

US government criticized for $20M Bitcoin theft from reserve: Rochard

US government criticized for $20M Bitcoin theft from reserve: Rochard

Pierre Rochard condemned the US government for the theft of $20 million in Bitcoin from the Strategic Reserve, which occurred through a breach involving an outsourced contractor, likening the incident’s severity to losing nuclear codes. This criticism comes amid escalating concern from Bitcoin advocates about the government’s handling of cryptocurrency security, particularly regarding the reliance on outsourced entities to manage national digital asset holdings, which has been flagged as a significant vulnerability.

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