US Government to Notify 300,000 Addresses in BTC-e Forfeiture Case

The US government plans to send emails to approximately 300,000 email addresses associated with BTC-e accounts that had positive balances in 2017. This move is part of a civil forfeiture case involving assets allegedly held in BTC-e's operating wallets and connected to unlawful activity.

The notice does not establish a right to repayment and is intended to prevent potential challenges in the future. The government's list comes from BTC-e account records, which measure the number of email addresses selected for outreach, not the number of verified customers or successful claimants.

Former users asserting legitimate balances may need records such as account statements, deposit and withdrawal histories, transaction hashes, archived emails, or proof that they controlled the relevant funding address. The government's allegations against BTC-e do not mean every customer participated in illegal activity.