Victims and families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks have filed a statement of interest seeking the bitcoin previously seized by the U.S. government from the LuBian.com mining pool. The filing cites another lawsuit alleging that LuBian was operated by the "Iran and China Investment Development Group," and on this basis contends that LuBian "is an agency or instrumentality of Iran."

These victims, known collectively as the Chairnoff Claimants, "who collectively hold judgments for more than $671 million in compensatory damages… against the Islamic Republic of Iran for its role in sponsoring" the 9/11 terrorist attacks, say they have a claim on the 127,271 BTC seized by the U.S. government from LuBian.