Is this the silkroad auction winners address? 29,656.51593736 BTC

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Quote from: shkiser on July 06, 2014, 10:45:37 PM

Quote from: bitbaby on July 02, 2014, 09:02:14 AM

Quote from: BrannigansLaw on July 02, 2014, 07:36:46 AM

https://blockchain.info/address/1a8LDh3qtCdMFAgRXzMrdvB8w1EG4h1Xi
If so they're ballsy sending it in one large amount. Wonder how many times they checked it was right. Any idea who it might be? Circle?

It could be, date's about right!

They came from here to the previous address 12-06-14 :
https://blockchain.info/tx/7ecad9a3e67bebda52c0bdafb53863938b86e30e58eb179aec747903b50baa2d

public note: Silkroad Seized Coins

Why cant we see where they came from prior to this transaction. All U can see is the SR seized account sending them to the buyer. Why is it not possible to see the SR wallet...ETC?

You can find the transactions on http://blockexplorer.com/address/1F1tAaz5x1HUXrCNLbtMDqcw6o5GNn4xqX

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Quote from: bitbaby on July 02, 2014, 09:02:14 AM

Quote from: BrannigansLaw on July 02, 2014, 07:36:46 AM

https://blockchain.info/address/1a8LDh3qtCdMFAgRXzMrdvB8w1EG4h1Xi
If so they're ballsy sending it in one large amount. Wonder how many times they checked it was right. Any idea who it might be? Circle?

It could be, date's about right!

They came from here to the previous address 12-06-14 :
https://blockchain.info/tx/7ecad9a3e67bebda52c0bdafb53863938b86e30e58eb179aec747903b50baa2d

public note: Silkroad Seized Coins

Why cant we see where they came from prior to this transaction. All U can see is the SR seized account sending them to the buyer. Why is it not possible to see the SR wallet...ETC?

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I am surprised it wasn't a P2SH multisig address (starts with "3").

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Quote from: Spayse on July 02, 2014, 10:03:46 AM

I wish I am the owner of this account. Grin

That was the donation that I've sent to you some days ago Wink

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OP, yes it is haha

Salmon1989

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Quote from: BrannigansLaw on July 02, 2014, 07:36:46 AM

https://blockchain.info/address/1a8LDh3qtCdMFAgRXzMrdvB8w1EG4h1Xi
If so they're ballsy sending it in one large amount. Wonder how many times they checked it was right. Any idea who it might be? Circle?

People starts sending small amount to that address and attaches an advertisement or a sob story in those blockchain.info "public notes" lol. Cheesy

LTC-X

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Damn!
If I see the price going down or up soon, I'll know that this dude was bumping it or something Grin

Seriously though, I hate these threads. Sad

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Quote from: BunsenBurner on July 03, 2014, 05:57:01 AM

Quote from: Relnarien on July 03, 2014, 04:26:21 AM

Quote from: Spayse on July 02, 2014, 10:03:46 AM

I wish I am the owner of this account. Grin

Quote from: sushi on July 02, 2014, 06:40:25 PM

If this is, congrad to the winner!!! One lucky guy!! Shocked

Those Bitcoins were not given for free. They were purchased and paid for by the legal entity who won the auction. There was no extraneous luck involved there. If you had enough liquid assets to trade for those Bitcoins, then you could have made a bid for them too. Acquiring those Bitcoins were no different from acquiring stocks of a profitable corporation via auction.

Well, that is true.
But when the bidders submitted their price in the sealed auction, they must be thinking their prices are good enough to them (otherwise they would submit a lower price). So, the winner should be happy winning the auction.

I wouldn't call the winner "lucky" but IMO it is reasonable to congratulate the winner.

Yes, they must have high expectation of BTC to buy such a large amount of BTC.

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Quote from: Relnarien on July 03, 2014, 04:26:21 AM

Quote from: Spayse on July 02, 2014, 10:03:46 AM

I wish I am the owner of this account. Grin

Quote from: sushi on July 02, 2014, 06:40:25 PM

If this is, congrad to the winner!!! One lucky guy!! Shocked

Those Bitcoins were not given for free. They were purchased and paid for by the legal entity who won the auction. There was no extraneous luck involved there. If you had enough liquid assets to trade for those Bitcoins, then you could have made a bid for them too. Acquiring those Bitcoins were no different from acquiring stocks of a profitable corporation via auction.

Well, that is true.
But when the bidders submitted their price in the sealed auction, they must be thinking their prices are good enough to them (otherwise they would submit a lower price). So, the winner should be happy winning the auction.

I wouldn't call the winner "lucky" but IMO it is reasonable to congratulate the winner.

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Quote from: Spayse on July 02, 2014, 10:03:46 AM

I wish I am the owner of this account. Grin

Quote from: sushi on July 02, 2014, 06:40:25 PM

If this is, congrad to the winner!!! One lucky guy!! Shocked

Those Bitcoins were not given for free. They were purchased and paid for by the legal entity who won the auction. There was no extraneous luck involved there. If you had enough liquid assets to trade for those Bitcoins, then you could have made a bid for them too. Acquiring those Bitcoins were no different from acquiring stocks of a profitable corporation via auction.

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Quote from: CEG5952 on July 02, 2014, 06:50:50 PM

Quote from: Buziss on July 02, 2014, 11:22:47 AM

Quote from: TrailingComet on July 02, 2014, 11:18:23 AM

Now the property of Tim Draper if CoinDesk is right

Yup, the CEO of Vaurum has made the statement (Link: https://medium.com/@vaurum/tim-draper-wins-govt-auction-partners-with-vaurum-to-provide-bitcoin-liquidity-in-emerging-markets-88f04a1d8598).

Bloomberg article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/bitcoin-auction-ends-single-bidder-wins-entire-cache.html

Anyone catch that press conference? Draper talked and looked like a complete buffoon. Someone should have told him to comb his hair, wear a presentable tie, and learn to speak in public..... that was PAINFUL.....

Is this the guys that sang Pink Floyd at the start? Oh god that was bad. "We don't need no regulation".

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Buy and sell bitcoins,

Quote from: Buziss on July 02, 2014, 11:22:47 AM

Quote from: TrailingComet on July 02, 2014, 11:18:23 AM

Now the property of Tim Draper if CoinDesk is right

Yup, the CEO of Vaurum has made the statement (Link: https://medium.com/@vaurum/tim-draper-wins-govt-auction-partners-with-vaurum-to-provide-bitcoin-liquidity-in-emerging-markets-88f04a1d8598).

Bloomberg article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/bitcoin-auction-ends-single-bidder-wins-entire-cache.html

Anyone catch that press conference? Draper talked and looked like a complete buffoon. Someone should have told him to comb his hair, wear a presentable tie, and learn to speak in public..... that was PAINFUL.....

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If this is, congrad to the winner!!! One lucky guy!! Shocked

Quote from: BrannigansLaw on July 02, 2014, 07:36:46 AM

https://blockchain.info/address/1a8LDh3qtCdMFAgRXzMrdvB8w1EG4h1Xi
If so they're ballsy sending it in one large amount. Wonder how many times they checked it was right. Any idea who it might be? Circle?

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Quote from: TrailingComet on July 02, 2014, 11:18:23 AM

Now the property of Tim Draper if CoinDesk is right

Yup, the CEO of Vaurum has made the statement (Link: https://medium.com/@vaurum/tim-draper-wins-govt-auction-partners-with-vaurum-to-provide-bitcoin-liquidity-in-emerging-markets-88f04a1d8598).

Bloomberg article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/bitcoin-auction-ends-single-bidder-wins-entire-cache.html

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Quote from: Spayse on July 02, 2014, 10:03:46 AM

I wish I am the owner of this account. Grin

i think everyone thats involved with btc wishes that Cheesy

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Now the property of Tim Draper if CoinDesk is right

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They don't care that much, its goverment property, so noone property Wink

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Quote from: gondel on July 02, 2014, 10:04:26 AM

In my opinion 30000 BTC are not something so huge for the government .. so they were very still doing this

BTW what is the reason why the FBI sold that coins anyway?
BR

It is kind of a standard procedure for the government to auction off any seized property (usually vehicles and houses though) Cheesy

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In my opinion 30000 BTC are not something so huge for the government .. so they were very still doing this

BTW what is the reason why the FBI sold that coins anyway?
BR

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I wish I am the owner of this account. Grin

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