“300 BTC were transferred to my wallet this morning,” said Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, after the unexpected transaction. According to Lookonchain, the value at the time was around $31.4 million.

Data from Arkham shows that most of the Bitcoins were moved to the Kraken exchange a few hours later.

Recall that on January 21, Donald Trump fully pardoned Ulbricht, who had previously been sentenced to life imprisonment for creating and running the Silk Road platform. After his release, he made his first public appearance at the Bitcoin 2025 conference.