Unexpectedly withdrawn 69 370 BTC was confiscated by the US authorities in the Silk Road case

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Неожиданно выведенные 69 370 BTC оказались конфискованы властями США по делу Silk Road

The US Department of Justice has announced the largest confiscation of cryptocurrencies in the amount 69 370 BTC, To date, more than equivalent $1 billion.

According to the statement
departments, These bitcoins were stolen in 2012 and 2013 year by the organizer of Silk Road Ross Ulbricht (Ross Ulbricht). For The kidnapping stood a hacker, whose personality is known to the US authorities, But in the documents it takes place under the pseudonym Individual X. After the abduction of the bitcoins, Ross Ulbricht threatened the hacker, But Individual X did not succumb to threats and did not spend abducted bitcoins.

“They were discovered 54 Transactions with bitcoins. They led us to one wallet. After the investigation, it turned out, that the address is related to Individual X. In the future, it was determined, that the hacker abducted them at Silk Road. Already 3 November 2020 investigators seized several thousand bitcoins. On 4 November the cost of confiscated bitcoins exceeded $1 billion ", - reported representatives of the US Ministry of Justice.

The news appeared against the background of recent communication
About that, that 69,370 BTC were withdrawn from one of the largest bitcoin wallets. At the same time, the coins were lying on a wallet since October 2013 of the year. Looks like, It was them that confiscated the US Department of Justice.

Earlier this month, from one of Bitcoin's largest wallets were translated 69 370 BTC, lying there since October 2013 of the year. Looks like, It was these funds that confiscated the US Department of Justice. Besides, The US Ministry of Justice confiscated $24 Milln in cryptocurrencies with a Brazilian fraudster, accused of organizing the pyramid.

“After the successful arrest of the founder of Silk Road in 2013 the year remained the question of, Where did billions of dollars go. Today's confiscation answers this question, at least, to his part. $1 billion of these criminal funds now belongs to the United States ", - said US prosecutor David Anderson (David Anderson).