The job of the trustee of a bankrupt company is not to commit further fraud by gambling with the remaining funds.

> hindsight

If the liquidators had perfect hindsight, they'd be trading their own money. Not cleaning up other people's messes.

Their job is to be responsible and follow procedure.

Sure, but would we really want to tell liquidators to manage assets for best eventual return rather than just convert everything to cash? In this instance, in hindsight, sure - you'd want the other thing, you want the bitcoin not the cash. But this feels like the exception that proves the rule.