突發：美國政府計畫出售 20 億美元沒收的絲路比特幣

在最近的比特幣價格暴跌中，美國政府已透過其帳戶發起交易，這表明準備從已不復存在的絲綢之路網站上卸載被扣押的比特幣。區塊鏈分析顯示，與 Coinbase 的測試交易總額為 1.31 億美元，並從政府關聯地址向該平台轉移了 2,000 個比特幣。市場觀察家密切關注這些活動，因為政府的比特幣銷售可能會影響加密貨幣的價格。

U.S. Government Prepares to Sell Confiscated Silk Road Bitcoin

美國政府準備出售沒收的絲路比特幣

April 5, 2023

2023 年 4 月 5 日

Yerevan, Armenia - The United States government, which seized approximately $2 billion worth of Bitcoin from the defunct online black market, Silk Road, has initiated a series of transactions indicating its intention to potentially sell these assets.

亞美尼亞埃里溫 - 美國政府從已不復存在的線上黑市「絲綢之路」中查獲了價值約 20 億美元的比特幣，並啟動了一系列交易，表明其有意出售這些資產。

On Tuesday, blockchain analytics firms observed multiple transactions from a digital wallet linked to the U.S. government. The initial transaction consisted of a small transfer of approximately $65 to a Coinbase Prime deposit address. This was followed by transfers totaling $131 million, a significant portion of which was subsequently shifted to other government-linked addresses.

週二，區塊鏈分析公司觀察到與美國政府相關的數位錢包的多筆交易。最初的交易包括向 Coinbase Prime 存款地址轉帳約 65 美元的小額資金。隨後進行了總計 1.31 億美元的轉賬，其中很大一部分隨後轉移到其他與政府相關的地址。

Parker Merritt, a solutions engineer at Coin Metrics, believes the $65 transaction served as a test run. "They sent a small amount to Coinbase Prime and then credited the bulk of the funds back to government-linked addresses as 'change output,'" he explained. "It's likely they'll move a larger amount, maybe even the entire sum, to Coinbase Prime next, now that they've verified the test transaction reached its intended target."

Coin Metrics 的解決方案工程師 Parker Merritt 認為，這筆 65 美元的交易只是一次試運行。 「他們向 Coinbase Prime 發送了少量資金，然後將大部分資金作為『找零產出』存入與政府相關的地址，」他解釋道。 “既然他們已經驗證了測試交易達到了預期目標，那麼接下來他們很可能會將更大的金額，甚至可能是全部金額轉移到 Coinbase Prime。”

According to Flipside Crypto, multiple government-linked addresses pooled together and transferred approximately 2,000 Bitcoin to Coinbase. Digital wallets are typically anonymous, making it difficult to ascertain the true origin and destination of these funds.

據 Flipside Crypto 稱，多個與政府相關的地址匯集在一起，將大約 2,000 個比特幣轉移到 Coinbase。數位錢包通常是匿名的，因此很難確定這些資金的真實來源和目的地。

Market observers have been closely monitoring the Bitcoin addresses controlled by the U.S. government, as any sales from these accounts could potentially impact the cryptocurrency's price. In the past, the government has sold portions of its Silk Road Bitcoin collection through auctions and other methods. The account involved in Tuesday's transactions initially held 30,174 Bitcoin.

市場觀察家一直在密切關注美國政府控制的比特幣地址，因為這些帳戶的任何銷售都可能影響加密貨幣的價格。過去，政府透過拍賣和其他方式出售了部分絲路比特幣收藏。週二交易涉及的帳戶最初持有 30,174 比特幣。

The Silk Road, a notorious online marketplace, facilitated the sale of illicit substances, counterfeit documents, and other illegal items using Bitcoin as a payment method. In 2013, federal agents shut down the website and seized Bitcoin valued at $3.6 million. The value of these assets has since skyrocketed, partly due to recent surges in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin's price has surged by over 50% so far this year.

絲綢之路是一個臭名昭著的線上市場，它利用比特幣作為支付方式促進非法物質、偽造文件和其他非法物品的銷售。 2013 年，聯邦特工關閉了該網站並沒收了價值 360 萬美元的比特幣。此後，這些資產的價值飆升，部分原因是最近加密貨幣市場的飆升。今年迄今為止，比特幣的價格已飆升超過 50%。

From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road was operated by Ross William Ulbricht, known by the alias "Dread Pirate Roberts." Ulbricht earned approximately $80 million in commissions from the website, all through Bitcoin transactions. In 2015, a federal jury in New York found Ulbricht guilty on seven criminal charges, including distributing narcotics and money laundering. He is currently serving a life sentence.

2011年至2013年，絲綢之路由羅斯·威廉·烏布利希（Ross William Ulbricht）運營，他的別名是“恐怖海盜羅伯茨”。烏布利希透過比特幣交易從該網站賺取了大約 8000 萬美元的佣金。 2015年，紐約聯邦陪審團裁定烏布利希犯下七項刑事罪名，其中包括分發毒品和洗錢。他目前正在服無期徒刑。