Ross Ulbricht’s big Bitcoin donor tied to Silk Road successor Alphabay: Report
Chainalysis told WIRED that it tracked a $31 million Bitcoin donation to online black market Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht to a successor marketplace called Alphabay.
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Chainalysis told WIRED that it tracked a $31 million Bitcoin donation to online black market Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht to a successor marketplace called Alphabay.
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