ZachXBT: The 300 Bitcoin donation for Ross Ulbricht is linked to 'suspicious sources'

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The founder of Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, received a donation of 300 Bitcoin, worth over 31 million USD, to his donation wallet on Sunday. This transaction, discovered by blockchain analysts and followed by platforms like Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence, has caused much speculation in the cryptocurrency community.

The funds appear to have passed through Jambler, a centralized Bitcoin mixing service, rather than decentralized security tools like Wasabi or Samourai. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT stated that two addresses inactive since 2014 and 2019 sent large amounts to Jambler before transferring to Ulbricht's wallet, raising questions about the origin of the donation.

The large size of the gift and its obscure origin has raised interest, especially when one of the related addresses had previously been flagged in compliance tools.

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