Silk Road moves $ 1 billion into Bitcoin

Silk Road, was one of the most popular markets on the darknet for drugs and other, and closed permanently from FBI in 2013. The operation led to the arrest of the owners and the closure of the sites. Millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin were also seized.

Τα επόμενα χρόνια, η κυβέρνηση των ΗΠΑ δημοπράτησε αυτά τα ψηφιακά νομίσματα στον ιστότοπο Marshals Service των ΗΠΑ. Χρόνια αργότερα, το 2020, φαίνεται ότι το of Silk Road remains.

According to blockchain tracker Elliptic, about $ 1 billion in Bitcoin, most likely from Silk Road, appears to be changing wallets (Bloomberg).

In particular, about 69.369 Bitcoin were transferred from a wallet that can be connected to the Silk Road. And this wallet is associated with an account that is the fourth richest Bitcoin address in the world, according to BitInfoCharts.

It is not clear whether the 69 thousand μεταφέρονται από law enforcement, by the owner of Silk Road or by a dealer. However, according to Tom Robinson, co-founder of Elliptic, the reason may be safety precautions.

Robinson reported earlier today that “A copy of the encrypted wallet file is circulating according to – if someone cracks the password they could grab the Bitcoins. The owner of the wallet may have moved the BTC to a new wallet to prevent this.”

Robinson speculated that these may have belonged to Ross Ulbricht, one of the co-founders of Silk Road, who is serving a life sentence in prison. However, from a realistic point of view, it would be unlikely that Ulbricht would have made this move from prison.

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