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Urgent plea to prevent auction of $1.6B Bitcoin seized from Silk Road hacker
18.12.2020
Pierre Rochard has made an “urgent” plea to lawmakers to instead create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and fill it with BTC seized by law enforcement
Report Claims US President Trump Considering Clemency for Ross Ulbricht
17.12.2020
According to two anonymous sources, U.S. President Donald Trump is considering clemency for Ross Ulbricht. White House reporters Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley claim sources detailed that Trump “has expressed sympathy” for Ross Ulbricht and his double life sentences. Ross Ulbricht...
Sources claim ‘sympathetic’ Trump is considering pardon for Silk Road founder
16.12.2020
Anonymous sources claim that President Trump is sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and is considering clemency for the Silk Road founder
Movie based on darknet market Silk Road premiering in February
10.12.2020
The film will reportedly focus on what led to Ross Ulbricht’s arrest as the founder of the darknet marketplace
‘Silk Road’ Movie Acquired by Lionsgate to Premiere in February
8.12.2020
The “Silk Road” movie has been acquired by Lionsgate and will soon be released in the U.S. The movie features Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht and events leading to his arrest. Silk Road Movie Coming Soon An upcoming feature film titled “Silk Road” will...
China’s Xi Asks ASEAN Nations to Join in Building of ‘Digital Silk Road’
27.11.2020
Xi Jinping pushed for digitally enhanced trade among Southeast Asian nations in a keynote at the China-Asean Expo on Friday
Silk Road Bitcoin Seizure: Analytics Firm Claims Tokens Worth Millions Still Outstanding
22.11.2020
Analytics firm Coinfirm says the US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s seizure of digital assets associated with the now-defunct Silk Road left behind tokens worth millions of dollars. According to Coinfirm, there are still valuable balances held on forked addresses originating from that wallet....
Chainalysis Launches Program to Store and Sell Seized Crypto Assets for Governments
13.11.2020
The blockchain intelligence and surveillance company Chainalysis revealed the launch of a new program that aims to help governments and insolvency practitioners sell seized cryptocurrencies. The news follows the recent U.S. government seizure of more than 69,000 BTC worth over $1 billion...
CBS doco on Silk Road throws spotlight on Ross Ulbricht
11.11.2020
The Silk Road saga gets more airtime on the latest CBS News documentary
A Look at ‘Individual X’ and the Seized Stash of Silk Road Bitcoins Worth $1 Billion
9.11.2020
On November 3, 2020, the cryptocurrency community noticed that one of the largest addresses holding 69,369 bitcoins from the Silk Road were transferred. Following the onchain movement, the U.S. government revealed it had seized the coins from a person they dubbed “Individual X.”...
Bitcoiny, které z dark webového tržiště Silk Road ukradl hacker, zabavila americká vláda
7.11.2020
Před 8 lety ukradl hacker bitcoiny z dark webového tržiště Silk Road • Dlouhých pět ležely v peněžence, kterou v úterý někdo vyprázdnil • Ukázalo se, že kryptoměnu zabavila americká vláda
New administration and the DoJ’s continued flex in crypto
6.11.2020
With the election taking all the air out of the room, we look at what new appointments at the DoJ could mean
US Seizes Previously Undetected Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion
5.11.2020
The U.S. government has seized over $1 billion in bitcoin from previously undetected transactions associated with the Silk Road marketplace and is now seeking the forfeiture of the cryptocurrency. US Confiscates $1 Billion in Bitcoin From Silk Road The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking...
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin at $15K, $1B Silk Road Bust
5.11.2020
Bitcoin’s price keeps climbing amid election uncertainty. A Russia power provider looks to crypto mining. Coinbase eyes Japan
Justice Department seizes $1 billion in recently moved Silk Road crypto
5.11.2020
The move follows widespread crackdowns by the DoJ on crypto
US Seized More Than $1B in Silk Road-Linked Bitcoins, Seeks Forfeiture: Bloomberg
5.11.2020
The seizure on Tuesday, tied to the Silk Road marketplace, is reported to be the largest the U.S. has ever effected
$1 Billion Silk Road Bitcoin Moves for First Time in Five Years
5.11.2020
At least 69,369 bitcoins, worth about $955 million, were on Wednesday moved from a wallet address that may be linked to the collapsed Silk Road darknet marketplace. This is the first time that the funds have moved from the address — bitcoin’s fourth largest — since April 2015....
Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Road
4.11.2020
A wallet possibly belonging to early darknet market Silk Road moved almost $1 billion-worth of bitcoin early on Wednesday
Nearly USD 1B In Bitcoin, Possibly From Silk Road, Moved
4.11.2020
Nearly USD 1 billion in bitcoin (BTC) believed to be from the infamous Silk Road darknet market moved today, for the first time in five years, claimed blockchain tracker Elliptic.
According to their report, BTC 69,369 - currently (8:16 UTC) worth USD 945.4m - has been moved out of the bitcoin...
$1B of Bitcoin from Silk Road wallet moves for first time since 2015
4.11.2020
Ciphertrace speculated the anonymous user made the transactions “to stay up to date with the Bitcoin network,” but it may have been hacked