In mid-2014, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned 30,000 bitcoins that formerly belonged to Ulbricht. Tim Draper was one of 45 people bidding on the confiscated bitcoin during the 12-hour auction. The bitcoins were auctioned off in nine blocks of 3,000 bitcoins and one block of 2,657 bitcoins. Draper was the ultimate winner of all ten blocks of the auction. In total, he paid $19 million for 29,657 bitcoins.