- Blockchain investigators follow the 31 million dollar donation to the Alphabay Dark market.
- The unknown donor used multiple cryptocurrency mixing services and small cash tricks to hide the criminal assets of the money.
- Chainalysis believes that a major seller in Alphabay with large market holders donated ULBRICHT.
Ross Olbricht came from the case of the Silk Road again to the limelight. Bitcoin’s donation of $ 31 million to Russian Olbrecht, who was reluctant to his role on the Silk Road, was discovered from criminals. Investigators discovered that the alphabay market, which was an alternative to Silk Road on the dark web, received a large amount of money from the infiltrator.
The investigation reveals a criminal relationship
Chainalysis reveals the main source of 300 Bitcoins sent to Ulbricht in May 2025. Digital assets were found in wallets linked to Alphabay, which was working from 2014 until the authorities stopped in 2017.
Phil Larat, the director of investigations at Chainalysis, believed that it was the alphabay seller who made the donation. The large number of symbols indicates that the person or group with a strong presence in the market was involved when the platform began for the first time.
ZachbtIndependent researcher, found that donation had some suspicious patterns. The unknown donor used many encrypted currency mixing services to stay unidentified. They also changed small amounts of other digital currencies to maintain their activities hidden.
Such strategies are usually signs of money laundering, says Blockchain experts. The donor decided to use Jambler, a central mixing platform that is often associated with crime. However, people who are interested in privacy usually go to the taps or a parked samurai wallet.
Zachxbt said Wireless Magazine that the money was a “legal donation, but not legitimate money.” Despite the legal donation of money, the complex methods used to wash it indicate that it came from criminal activity.
during “Spear“In 2016-2017, Chainalysis helped discover Bitcoin headlines associated with Alphabay. The investigation conducted by many countries led to the closure of the market and the arrest of the main operators.
Bitcoin value increased from Alphabay, perhaps by 40 times. As a result, we can understand how a small amount of money can be used from criminal activities for a large donation at the present time. Blockchain experts have not been able to determine the person behind the donation. Some believe that the Olbreach issue is supported by ideology, but others claim that his actions were aimed at improving his reputation.
President Trump Olbrech granted an amnesty in January 2025 after spending 12 years in prison for two mental referee. Supporters of cryptocurrencies and those who are fighting to reform criminal justice are considered the founder of the Silk Road a symbol.
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