http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/10/04/fbi-silk-road-bitcoin-seizure/ The feds plan to eventually sell them back into circulation -- if that's what they mean by liquidate. Though I think they should just throw/burn the private key away, and let those coins join the mass of other coins that were lost by early adopters.

Not just snow, giant chunks of ice crashing into the ground. "Aww, snow -- how pretty -- (then) -- KABOOOM!"