The U.S. government confiscated an address belonging to Brian Krewson and deposited $35k in tokens into Coinbase.

According to monitoring data released on May 8 by on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens, funds seized by the U.S. government (the seized funds address belongs to Brian Krewson) were deposited into Coinbase Prime in Uniswap (UNI), Cronos (CRO), and Chainlink (LINK), totaling about $35k.

Details of the seized tokens: token type and amount

(Source: Arkham)

Based on Onchain Lens on-chain data (as of May 8, 2026), the specific deposits to Coinbase Prime in this case are as follows:

Uniswap (UNI): 2,466 tokens, about $8,410

Cronos (CRO): 152,925 tokens, about $8B

Chainlink (LINK): 1,589 tokens, about $35k

Case facts involving Brian Krewson

According to DOJ case documents, Brian Krewson, a former Oracle Company (NYSE: ORCL) employee, is allegedly involved in a crypto storage and money-laundering scheme worth more than $54 million. The related assets are reportedly from a drug trafficking platform called “Blue Sky Market,” involving more than 30k ether (ETH).

The DOJ documents show that drug traffickers Christopher Castelluzzo and Luke Atwell, who were each sentenced to 21 years and 19 years in prison, respectively, were connected to this case. Their alleged cocaine business had monthly sales of up to $3 million. Case records indicate that during a police raid in July 2022, Krewson provided the passwords to the crypto wallets, allowing law enforcement to move all funds into a DOJ wallet. In December 2025, Castelluzzo filed a funds return appeal with a Colorado court; the court rejected the appeal.

White House crypto adviser issues public statement on strategic bitcoin reserves

According to public speaking records from the Consensus 2026 conference (Miami, May 6 to 7, 2026), Patrick Witt, the White House crypto adviser, said the Trump administration plans to release an update announcement on strategic bitcoin reserves (SBR) “in the coming weeks,” noting that the relevant work has been progressing “behind the scenes.”

In his speech, Witt mentioned a recent security incident suffered by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). Based on public reports by TRM Labs and on-chain investigator ZachXBT, the suspect John Daghita (also known as “John”/“Lick”) is accused of stealing crypto assets from a USMS-linked wallet. He was arrested on Saint Martin by the French Gendarmerie and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). TRM Labs tracking shows that about $24.9 million of the tracked funds originated from wallets controlled by the U.S. government; ZachXBT’s report accuses Daghita of stealing more than $46 million in seized crypto assets through his father’s company CMDSS (which holds USMS contracts), and some of the funds traced by TRM Labs are linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack.

Per an executive order signed by Trump in March 2025, the source of funding for strategic bitcoin reserves is bitcoin seized through criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings; non-bitcoin digital asset reserves are managed under a separate framework.

Frequently asked questions

What is the source data for the U.S. government depositing tokens into Coinbase Prime?

According to monitoring data released on May 8, 2026 by on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens, the receiving address is tagged as the “seized funds address belonging to Brian Krewson.” The tokens deposited into Coinbase Prime total about $35k, including three token types: UNI, CRO, and LINK.

What charges are involved in the Brian Krewson case, and what is the current progress?

According to DOJ case documents, Brian Krewson is suspected of involvement in a crypto storage and money-laundering scheme worth more than $54 million. In the week prior to May 2026, the DOJ announced that it had formally seized the related funds; the funds return appeal filed by Castelluzzo in December 2025 has been rejected by a Colorado court.

What did Patrick Witt disclose at Consensus 2026 regarding strategic bitcoin reserves?

According to public speaking records from the Consensus 2026 conference, Witt said the Trump administration will publish specific update announcements regarding strategic bitcoin reserves (SBR) “within the next few weeks,” and connect the soon-to-be-released announcement to a recent USMS security incident, stating that the incident underscores the necessity of establishing a digital asset reserve vault.