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Dormant Silk Road–Tagged Bitcoin Wallets Move $3.14 Million to New Address in Largest Activity in Five Years

Analysts say the wallets, long linked by on-chain labels to Ross Ulbricht, still hold about $38 million as control and motive for the transfers remain unclear.

Overview

  • Arkham Intelligence tracked roughly 176 transactions that consolidated about 33.7 BTC, worth around $3.14 million, into a fresh Bech32 wallet starting with bc1qn and reported to end in z7ga54.
  • The labeled cluster retains approximately $38.3–$38.4 million in Bitcoin, with only the transferred amount now sitting in the new address.
  • This week’s activity is the most substantial linked to these addresses in five years, following only a handful of small test transactions earlier in 2025.
  • The wallets are tagged as connected to Silk Road and allegedly to Ross Ulbricht, whose January pardon by President Donald Trump refocused attention on legacy funds.
  • Ownership of the receiving wallet and the reason for the moves remain unresolved, as analysts note the U.S. has already seized at least $3.36 billion in Silk Road Bitcoin and continue to monitor for further transfers.