Silk Road Financial News
02.10 / 11:49
business
Silk Road
Silk Road founder marks 10 years into his double life sentence in prison
The founder of the former online black market Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, marked 10 years behind bars after he was given a double life sentence by United States authorities in 2013.
21.12 / 07:11
us government
Silk Road
DOJ
Bitcoin
US Court Finalizes Forfeiture of 69,370 Bitcoin from Silk Road
A U.S. appeals court has completed a legal process finalizing the seizure of 69,370 Bitcoin from the Silk Road, the now defunct dark web marketplace.
16.10 / 09:18
regulation
Federal Reserve
Bitcoin Regulation
Silk Road
Bitcoin
US government among largest Bitcoin hodlers with over $5B in BTC: Report
The United States government has become one of the largest Bitcoin (BTC) holders, with over 200,000 BTC worth more than $5 billion despite selling a few thousand BTC worth millions earlier this year.
13.07 / 20:57
Government
Bitfinex
Silk Road
Bitcoin
silk road bitcoin
US Government Moves $300 Million Worth of Silk Road Bitcoin – What's Going On?
The US government has moved its Silk Road Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, stirring up speculations about whether it plans a sale of the assets.
12.07 / 21:27
Blockchain
Department Of Justice
Silk Road
Bitcoin Wallet
Bitcoin
US government moves nearly 10K Bitcoin worth over $300M related to Silk Road seizure
A cryptocurrency wallet associated with the United States Department of Justice moved approximately 9,825.25 BTC worth around $299 million in a series of transactions on July 12.
10.05 / 20:35
Government
Silk Road
Bitcoin
Holdings
Bitcoin Prices Crash Suddenly, Rumors of US Govt Holdings Being Sold-Off – What’s Going On?
Speculation swirled on Wednesday on whether the US government's Bitcoin holdings were being sold off in the thousands.
15.04 / 10:03
Hack
Silk Road
DOJ
Bitcoin
Prison
silk road bitcoin
Silk Road Bitcoin Thief, Once Worth $3.4 Billion, Receives One-Year Prison Sentence
A Georgia man who stole more than 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace in 2012 has been sentenced to a year in prison.
14.04 / 22:28
Law
regulation
crimes
Silk Road
Bitcoin
Prison
silk road bitcoin
Individual behind $3.4B Silk Road Bitcoin theft sentenced to one year in prison
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has announced the sentencing for an individual who pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges connected to “unlawfully obtained” Bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace in 2012.
31.03 / 16:03
Government
regulation
Silk Road
US government plans to sell 41K Bitcoin connected to Silk Road
The United States government plans to liquidate more than 41,000 Bitcoin seized as part of the case against Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht.
08.03 / 22:59
markets
Federal Reserve
Silk Road
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
Bitcoin bulls’ desire for a trend reversal could be obliterated by this week’s $565M options expiry
Bitcoin’s price (BTC) fell below a four-day narrow trading range near $22,400 on March 7 following comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he sat before a Senate banking committee. During the congressional appearance, the Fed chairman warned that the bank is prepared to tame inflation by pushing for more significant interest rate increases.
08.03 / 15:11
markets
coinbase
us government
Silk Road
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin 'coin days destroyed' metric jumps to 2-month highs
On March 8, the U.S. government moved 49,000 Bitcoin worth $1 billion seized from the Silk Road. The transfer was accompanied by Bitcoin’s (BTC) price slipping below $22,000, as well as a noticeable spike in a key holder metric.
08.03 / 12:19
coinbase
Silk Road
Bitcoin Wallet
Bitcoin
silk road bitcoin
Silk Road Bitcoin for sale? US government-linked addresses transfer $1B in BTC
50,000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $1 billion United States dollars were moved from multiple wallets related to U.S. Government law enforcement seizures and were transferred to new addresses, and a few were moved to Coinbase on March 8.
08.11 / 13:07
Hack
Silk Road
DOJ
Bitcoin
US Attorney Seizes $3.6 Billion From Silk Road Dark Web Fraud – Second-Largest Crypto Seizure in History
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized 50,676 BTC worth around $3.36 billion in its second-largest crypto seizure in history.
09.12 / 22:17
Ethereum
Art
Auction
Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht’s debut NFT sold for $6.2M at auction
After announcing the launch of his "Genesis Collection" NFT auction, Ross Ulbricht, alleged founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road, has sold his first NFT for $6.2 million or 1,446 ETH at auction.
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