United States Government, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), transferred 29,799 BTC that are part of the confiscation of SilkRoad, the renowned and controversial website created by Ross Ulbritch to a new address. The reason for the funds is unknown at this time.

💰 In total, the United States has around 200 thousand bitcoins in its possession and the Silkroad case totals around 60 thousand BTC.

📉 The price of Bitcoin, after almost reaching USD 70 thousand, fell to over 67 thousand dollars, also coinciding with this operation.