The seizure of more than $15 billion in cryptocurrency during the FBI’s Operation Blackout has prompted Digital Asset Investor to raise a specific question about XRP and the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile.
In a video attached to his latest tweet, the crypto commentator asked whether XRP is one of the seized assets and whether any seized XRP could eventually be transferred into the government’s stockpile.
Digital Asset Investor Links Operation Blackout to XRP
Digital Asset Investor referenced remarks from FBI Director Kash Patel concerning Operation Blackout, a 16-month campaign targeting international scam centers.
Patel said authorities had seized more than $15 billion in cryptocurrency and recovered funds connected to major criminal operations. The FBI worked with international partners during the campaign, which also involved arrests and the rescue of trafficking victims.
In the video, Digital Asset Investor asked whether some of the cryptocurrency seized during the operation could be XRP. He then raised the possibility that any XRP recovered through legal proceedings could eventually become part of the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile.
However, no public confirmation that XRP was among the assets seized in the operation. Patel’s comments specifically identified approximately $15 billion in cryptocurrency connected to Operation Zephyr Exodus, including 127,000 Bitcoin, which accounted for the overwhelming majority of the reported value.
Operation Blackout/XRP Stockpile
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The Digital Asset Stockpile Connection
Digital Asset Investor’s question relates to the way the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile was established. Under President Donald Trump’s March 2025 executive order, the stockpile consists of digital assets other than Bitcoin that were finally forfeited through criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings. The order directs the Treasury Department to administer the stockpile and establish strategies for responsible stewardship of those assets.
This creates a potential connection between cryptocurrency seizures and the stockpile. If authorities legally forfeit XRP in a qualifying criminal or civil proceeding, the asset could fall within the framework established for the Digital Asset Stockpile. That does not mean every cryptocurrency the government seizes automatically enters the stockpile, however.
Patel also indicated that authorities were working with the Department of Justice to return recovered funds to people who had been defrauded. That process could therefore affect how seized assets are ultimately handled.
Letters of Marque and Reprisal Enter the Discussion
Digital Asset Investor also referred to the constitutional concept of “letters of marque and reprisal,” although he appeared uncertain about the exact terminology during the video. The term refers to an authority Congress historically granted that allowed private parties to seize an enemy’s property.
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The concept has recently appeared in discussions about using private actors against cybercriminals. In July 2026, Congress introduced legislation titled the Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act to authorize the president to issue such authorities for certain cyber operations. The proposed legislation is not current law, and it does not establish a mechanism for directing seized XRP into the Digital Asset Stockpile.
For now, Digital Asset Investors’ XRP question remains speculative. The confirmed facts are that Operation Blackout involved more than $15 billion in cryptocurrency seizures and that the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile can hold qualifying forfeited digital assets. Whether any XRP was seized, and whether any such XRP could ultimately enter the stockpile, has not been publicly established.
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