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DEA Seized Their First Bitcoin

06/21/2013 - Drug Enforcement Agency seized 11.02 bitcoins from a South Carolina man attempting to buy illegal substances with the magic internet money. This was the first known seizure of Bitcoin by the U.S. government, signaling that the feds started taking Bitcoin seriously.

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Document: https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/DEA/OfficialNotification.pdf