I just looked at the OFAC SDN list data, and the numbers are worth noting. The U.S. has sanctioned 518 Bitcoin addresses that collectively still hold 9,306 BTC worth roughly $707 million at current prices. Over time, these addresses have received nearly 250,000 BTC, but they've also sent out about 240,000 BTC. So about 9,300 BTC remains frozen or at least restricted.
What strikes me is how small that number is relative to the total supply. 9,306 BTC is just 0.05% of all Bitcoin. The U.S. government itself holds far more around 200,000 BTC from various seizures. So while sanctions are a tool, they're not exactly putting a dent in the Bitcoin market.
From my point of view, the real story is the resilience of the network. OFAC can blacklist addresses, but Bitcoin doesn't censor. Exchanges may block those addresses, but peer-to-peer transactions can still happen. The sanctions create friction, not prohibition. And the fact that 9,300 BTC remains in those addresses suggests either the owners can't move them, or they're choosing not to.
I'm not saying sanctions are ineffective. But this data shows that even with 518 addresses blacklisted, the vast majority of Bitcoin flows freely. The network doesn't care about OFAC. It just verifies signatures. That's the beauty and the challenge of decentralized money. You can sanction the wallet, but you can't sanction the protocol.
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