{"id":500021,"date":"2024-04-03T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=500021"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:09:30","slug":"us-governments-silk-road-bitcoin-on-the-move-a-2-billion-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/us-governments-silk-road-bitcoin-on-the-move-a-2-billion-shuffle","title":{"rendered":"US Government’s Silk Road Bitcoin on the Move: A $2 Billion Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Department of Justice is once again transferring its stash of Bitcoin, this time involving funds believed to be connected to the notorious Silk Road marketplace. According to blockchain data, a wallet tagged with the department’s name initiated a transfer to what is presumed to be a Coinbase exchange address on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

US Government Transfers Silk Road-Linked Bitcoin: A $2 Billion Maneuver<\/h2>\n

The transaction involved a test transfer of 0.001 BTC (approximately $69), followed by a substantial movement of around 2,000 BTC, valued at $131.27 million. This activity was noted by pseudonymous blockchain analyst ZachXBT on Twitter\/X, who identified the recipient as a Coinbase<\/a> deposit address.<\/p>\n

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Update: 1999 BTC ($139M) transferred to the same Coinbase Prime deposit address <\/p>\n

txn hash
b614dd2e0fa06d776ee4d45973fab5ceb6e2dfebfb84e5f7bd45ef0975455240<\/p>\n

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n