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![Ross Ulbricht-linked wallets lost $12m in meme coin blunder](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2025/01/crypto-news-hack-scam-option01-880x523.webp)
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Wallets tied to Ross Ulbricht lost around $12m worth of meme coins after accidentally selling them at the wrong price. Since the blunder, the ROSS token is now up more than 700%. According to Arkham, the two wallet addresses are…
![Ross Ulbricht tweets again after 11 Years, ROSS token declines after surge](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-X-Twitter-option01-880x525.webp)
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After being pardoned by President Trump, Ross Ulbricht tweeted for the first time in over 11 years, expressing gratitude for second chances and support, while his associated cryptocurrency token experienced a price drop following a three-month surge. On Jan. 24,…
![Coinbase exec ‘identifies’ several Ross Ulbricht-linked wallets holding 430 Bitcoin](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Silk-Road-option03-880x525.webp)
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SSeveral wallets associated with Ross Ulbricht reportedly hold approximately 430 Bitcoin that were not confiscated by the U.S. government, according to a Coinbase executive. Conor Grogan, Coinbase’s director of product strategy, claimed in a post on X on Jan. 22…
![President Trump frees Ross Ulbricht, slamming his life sentence as a ‘Ridiculous’ injustice](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Silk-Road-option04-880x525.webp)
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President Trump has granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, in recognition of the Libertarian Movement's support during his presidency.
![Why does crypto X count days until the Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is released from jail?](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2025/01/crypto-news-Ross-Ulbricht-option04-880x523.webp)
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Ross Ulbricht is the founder of the deep web marketplace called Silk Road. If you surf through crypto X, you may notice that some count the days until Trump’s inauguration, believing that on day one, he will get Ulbricht out…
![Crypto X buzzes over the approval of the Silk Road bitcoins dump: What do people say?](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Silk-Road-option02-880x525.webp)
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The U.S. government approved the sale of 69,370 BTC seized from the Silk Road marketplace less than two weeks before Trump’s inauguration. How did it become possible? Will the sale actually take place? How does the community react to the…
![US government moves nearly 20k BTC worth $1.92b](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/11/crypto-news-White-House-option02-880x523.webp)
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A wallet linked to the U.S. government has moved nearly $2 billion worth of Bitcoin to a new address, according to blockchain intelligence and on-chain data platform Arkham. Per Akham, the transfer of nearly 20,000 Bitcoin (BTC) happened on Dec.…
![Silk Road Bitcoin: US Supreme Court denies $4.4b ownership case request from Battle Born](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/09/crypto-news-Bitcoins-October-magic-option03-880x523.webp)
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The United States Supreme Court has denied Battle Born Investment’s case over ownership of 69,370 Bitcoin — worth $4.38 billion — that the US seized from the dark web marketplace Silk Road. The US Supreme Court published an order list…
![US Marshals likely selling Silk Road Bitcoin: Van Buren Capital’s Scott Johnsson](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Silk-Road-option03-880x525.webp)
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Scott Johnsson, a general partner and general counsel at Van Buren Capital, believes the U.S. government’s recent move to transfer Bitcoin linked to the defunct Silk Road online marketplace to a Coinbase address means the funds are on the verge…
![US govt sent $594m Silk Road Bitcoin to Coinbase](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/07/crypto-news-White-House-option03-880x523.webp)
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More Silk Road Bitcoin moved again after a U.S. government wallet sent 10,000 BTC to Coinbase. The U.S. government transferred Bitcoin (BTC) worth $593.5 million to its preferred crypto brokerage platform, Coinbase Prime, on Aug. 14, according to Arkham Intel.…
![U.S. moves $240m Silk Road Bitcoin to Coinbase](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Silk-Road-option04-880x525.webp)
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Bitcoin fell 2% after the U.S. government moved 3,940 Bitcoin seized from a Silk Road vendor.
![Trump pledges support for Silk Road convict while calling for more US crypto adoption](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/03/crypto-news-jail-option02-880x525.webp)
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intention to support the appeal of Ross Ulbricht's conviction, the founder of the infamous online marketplace, Silk Road, which was dismantled in 2013.
![US government tops global Bitcoin holdings with $15b in assets](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/03/crypto-news-Bitcoin-option50-880x525.webp)
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The U.S. government is the largest Bitcoin holder among nations worldwide, with approximately $14.7 billion worth of BTC
![US government transfers Silk Road’s 30k Bitcoins to Coinbase](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/03/crypto-news-Bitcoin-option48-880x525.webp)
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The U.S. government wallet has moved Bitcoins previously confiscated from a well-known darknet platform.
![CryptoQuant: US government holds 210k Bitcoins with $14.4b unrealized profit](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/02/crypto-news-Spot-Bitcoin-ETF-takes-center-stage03-880x525.webp)
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The U.S. government's holdings of 210,392 Bitcoin worth $14.4 billion make the country one of the largest holders of the coin.
![Bitcoin ETF outflows, Silk Road BTC, Terraform Labs bankrupt | Weekly Recap](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Silk-Road-option03-880x525.webp)
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Bitcoin recovers despite massive outflows from spot Bitcoin ETF products; BTC confiscated from Silk Road gets sold; Terraform Labs goes bankrupt.