Chainalysis plus ZachXBT trace $31M Bitcoin money wey dem give Ross Ulbricht go back to AlphaBay, as dem dey worry say the money fit dey tainted
Blockchain analytics company wey dem call Chainalysis and on-chain investigator ZachXBT don confirm say di $31 million Bitcoin (BTC) donation wey dem send give Ross Ulbricht, di former Silk Road founder, come from AlphaBay, no be from Silk Road itself. Dem trace di 300 BTC donation, wey happen after Ulbricht comot for prison true presidential clemency, go wallets wey dem connect to AlphaBay—one big darknet market from 2014 to 2017. Even as dem use Bitcoin mixing services to hide di source, analysis show say e get connections to former AlphaBay participants. Di transaction arrange am with small small, staggered transfers through centralized exchanges to escape tracking. Dis revelation don change di initial talk wey be say e come from Silk Road money, and e show di continuous influence of old darknet people for di current crypto world. Di incident don start new argument about tainted funds, law enforcement tracking, and di way crypto transactions still dey anonymous. Ulbricht no talk anything publicly about di donation, wey happen as dem dey check illegal Bitcoin flows well well and as di market dey react to old old coins wey don dey sleep for long don wake up.
Neutral
Di news dem tok about one big amount of Bitcoin wey dem trace to AlphaBay, no be Silk Road, and how dem later give am to Ross Ulbricht as donation. Even though dis $31 million transfer don make pipu dey look dia eye for tainted funds, darknet market palava, and how law enforcement dey track am, e no directly show say Bitcoin price go rise or fall sharply for short time. No direct proof dey say dis donation don cause big sell-off or make market accumulate plenty. Instead, wetin dis mata mainly cause na say dem go dey scrutinize am well-well and pipu go dey argue about old, illegal coins wey don enter circulation and di risks wey tainted funds get. Dis fit make some market pipu dey cautious, but historically, e no dey affect price too much directly.