{"id":159230,"date":"2025-06-07T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=159230"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:50:32","slug":"ross-ulbricht-receives-31m-in-btc-who-sent-it-and-why-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/ross-ulbricht-receives-31m-in-btc-who-sent-it-and-why-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Ulbricht Receives $31M in BTC \u2014 Who Sent It, and Why Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The unexpected windfall, sent just after the Bitcoin 2025 Conference, immediately triggered <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/ross-ulbricht-31-million-donation-alphabay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speculation<\/a><\/strong> that the funds were part of a hidden stash from his Silk Road days. But emerging analysis paints a very different picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis believes the coins didn\u2019t originate from Silk Road at all, but likely came from AlphaBay\u2014a much larger darknet marketplace that operated between 2014 and 2017. According to investigators, there\u2019s strong on-chain evidence suggesting the donation was made by a former AlphaBay vendor, possibly out of admiration or remorse.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/corporate-interest-in-xrp-surges-as-firms-eye-it-for-treasury-reserves\/\" title=\"Corporate Interest in XRP Surges as Firms Eye It for Treasury Reserves\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/image1-3-1-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Corporate Interest in XRP Surges as Firms Eye It for Treasury Reserves<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Security researcher Taylor Monahan noted that such donations often come from individuals grappling with guilt or driven by gratitude. Still, the transaction\u2019s origin remains clouded in mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the investigation, crypto analyst ZachXBT confirmed the coins were not part of Ulbricht\u2019s own hidden funds. While he acknowledged the donation as genuine, he pointed out the tainted nature of the BTC. The coins were funneled through multiple mixers and ultimately landed on a centralized exchange\u2014tactics often used to obscure their trail.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the forensic efforts, the sender\u2019s identity remains unknown. But the high-profile transfer has reignited discussions about Ulbricht\u2019s influence, the lingering legacy of dark web markets, and the ethics of anonymous donations in crypto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ross Ulbricht, founder of the infamous Silk Road marketplace, is back in the headlines after receiving a mysterious transfer of 300 BTC\u2014valued at roughly $31 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ross Ulbricht Receives $31M in BTC \u2014 Who 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