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  • Silk Road founder’s 300 Bitcoin payday unlikely ‘a self donation’ — ZachXBT
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:15 Jun 02, 2025
    ZachXBT says both the wallet addresses that sent Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht 300 Bitcoin were active in 2014 and 2019 while he was in prison. Ross Ulbricht’s recent receipt of 300 Bitcoin is from “questionable sources,” but it’s unlikely to be a case where he donated it to himself, says blockchain researcher ZachXBT. Ulbricht, who founded the infamous online black market Silk Road, received 300 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $31.4 million, to his wallet that was soliciting donations, Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain said in a June 1 post to X. The funds came from wallets using a centralized mixing service called Jambler, which led some social media users to speculate, without evidence, that the funds could be Ulbricht’s profits from the Silk Road, which he might have hidden away before he was nabbed by authorities and sent to prison. Read more
  • Silk Road founder receives $31.4M BTC donation after bagging $1.8M in auction
    CryptoSlate - 02:00 Jun 02, 2025
    The founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, received 300 BTC, worth around $31.4 million, in a single donation from an unknown wallet, data from Arkham Intelligence shows.  Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison, received a full and unconditional pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21. He was released […] The post Silk Road founder receives $31.4M BTC donation after bagging $1.8M in auction appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Silk Road founder’s belongings fetch $1.8M in Bitcoin auction
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:45 Jun 01, 2025
    Ross Ulbricht’s auction of personal belongings fetched more than $1.8M in Bitcoin, with standout items like his prison ID card and artwork drawing top bids. An auction of personal belongings from Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has brought in more than $1.8 million worth of Bitcoin as collectors vied for pieces of crypto history. Ulbricht, who was pardoned by former President Donald Trump earlier this year, offered a range of items through Bitcoin-only marketplace Scarce City. The collection included personal effects from before his 2013 arrest — such as a sleeping bag, backpack, and drum — as well as prison memorabilia like a lock, notebook, clothing, and several paintings created while incarcerated. Read more