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Alphabay Silk Road Funds Ulbricht With $31M Bitcoin Move

Alice MonroeBy Alice MonroeJune 16, 20253 Mins Read
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In a surprising turn which brought back issues related to darknet crypto operations, it was reported that Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the original Silk Road, had a hand in the transfer of 300 Bitcoin that’s $31 million to AlphaBay.
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In a surprising turn which brought back issues related to darknet crypto operations, it was reported that Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the original Silk Road, had a hand in the transfer of 300 Bitcoin that’s $31 million to AlphaBay. The transaction, traced back to wallets associated with AlphaBay, reports that legacy darknet players tied to Alphabay and Silk Road are still very much a part of today’s money laundering schemes.

Blockchain reports brought forward that transaction which had a very complex path and timing which in turn happened to coincide with renewed public focus on Ulbricht after his January 2025 pardon.

Alphabay Silk Road Linked Wallets Revealed

Investigations report that the donation came from two Bitcoin wallets which had been dormant since 2019. These reactivated wallets used a centralized mixing service Jambler which is a little known and legally grey player. That may have surprised analysts that were expecting use of the more popular and anonymous decentralized mixers, which instead the sender chose for speed over anonymity.

The process followed three stages: The process went through three stages:.

  • First out of the dormancy of AlphaBay vendor activities, linked indirectly to Silk Road.
  • Funds went through Jambler and cross chain swaps.
  • At the time of the trigger the smart contract sent the full amount to Ulbricht’s wallet.

Experts report that the donor was most probably a high volume player in the AlphaBay market. In terms of transaction volume and long term behavior which is a tell tale of darknet players.

Report On Money Laundering Evolution

If the Silk Road did not see out, this issue brings to light how laundering has grown. Mixers like Jambler which now require KYC for large scales are still used for their high liquidity. Alphabay and Silk Road exchanges show these methods evolving rapidly. Also it is interesting to note that the transaction didn’t stop at BTC. In fact 43% of the total was converted to USDT and ETH via central exchanges which they broke up into small amounts to go under the radar of compliance.

Additional obfuscation came via:

  • NFT bridges (including PudgyPenguins)
  • BTC-to-ETH swaps on decentralized exchanges which echoed past Alphabay Silk Road trends.
  • Tether’s more opaque stablecoin issue.

These cross chain moves left single network analytics tools almost useless which in turn made regulators play catch up.

Legacy Fuels Policy Action

The issue revives past issues of mixer regulation. At the same time FATF has expanded its Travel Rule which requires VASPs to report on mixer related transactions. Jambler’s growth is in the wake of OFAC’s 2024 sanctions which played on Tornado Cash and thus changed the laundry scene.

In terms of legal issues Ulbricht may see IRS into the issue of the tax status of the donation which is still a question. Despite the pardon which was issued he is put on watch via FinCEN’s 314(b) list.

Public opinion is divided  Ulbricht’s supporters see the donation as a call to action for privacy and against censorship. Also his team has put out a new “Free Ross 2.0” campaign and a crypto backed docuseries that might explore the stories of Alphabay and Silk Road.

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Alice Monroe is an Associate Writer at Crypto Junction, covering crypto trends, token marketing, and emerging blockchain projects with a focus on real market insights.

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