Silk Road Bitcoin for sale? US government-linked addresses transfer $1B in BTC
US law enforcement agencies have confiscated thousands of BTC from the Silk Road over the years, and a significant chunk of it has been auctioned from time to time. Over 50,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $1 billion, were moved from multiple wallets connected to United States Government law enforcement seizures and transfer red to new addresses , with some moved to Coinbase on March 8. According to data shared by on-chain analytics firm PeckShield, three transfers were made from U.S. law enforcement agency’s wallets. These wallets held nearly 51,000 BTC seized by U.S. agencies from the Silk Road marketplace in November 2021. The confiscated BTC was consolidated into two wallet addresses. Silk Road Bitcoin moved to three different addresses. Source: Twitter Out of these three transfers, the majority appear to be internal transfers. However, approximately 9,861 BTC was sent to Coinbase. The other two include a 30,000 BTC transfer and a 9,000 BTC transfer. Silk Road BTC sent to Coinbase. Sourc...