Last year the U.S. Department of Justice posted this press release claiming U.S. "law enforcement seized several thousand Bitcoins on November 3, 2020."
How is it possible for anyone to "seize" BTC?
My understanding is that it is technically impossible to transfer BTC without the private key for the wallet holding BTC. And likewise that anyone with the private key can transfer the BTC if they can transmit the transaction. I.e., short of coercing whoever has the private key to disclose it, is it true that no amount of force or authority can cause or prevent the transfer of any particular BTC?
Or am I missing something?
