Silk Road Bitcoin Seizure: What You Need to Know The notorious online marketplace Silk Road was shut down by the FBI in 2013. The site was known for facilitating illegal activities such as drug trafficking and money laundering through the use of Bitcoin. The case made headlines and sparked controversy around the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes. The Bitcoin Seizure In the aftermath of the Silk Road shutdown, the FBI seized approximately 174,000 BTC from the site's founder, Ross Ulbricht. The Bitcoin was held in a wallet that was controlled by the government during the trial. In June 2014, the US Marshals Service held an auction for the seized Bitcoin, where venture capitalist Tim Draper won all 30,000 of the BTC on sale. Transfer to Coinbase Prime In November 2020, it was reported that the US government had transferred $1.9 billion worth of Bitcoin from the Silk Road case to a Coinbase Prime wallet. This move sparked speculation and in...
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