The Wallet related to the Darknet market Nucleus, holding over $4 billion in BTC, was activated after 9 years of dormancy.

2025-03-08 00:51:26

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PANews reported on March 8th that the Wallet associated with the Darknet market Nucleus (holding over 4 billion USD worth of BTC) was activated after 9 years. On March 7th, the entity controlling the Wallet transferred 77.5 million USD worth of BTC to three new Addresses, leaving only 3.65 billion USD in the main Wallet. Since the market closed in April 2016, the Wallet has been idle, with 5000 BTC being deposits from suppliers and customers. Nucleus was one of the many Darknet markets that emerged at the time, providing convenience for the sale of drugs, weapons, and other contraband. Although the official explanation for its closure is a hack, conspiracy theories abound. Some believe that the Nucleus website administrators are implementing an exit scam, while others believe that the administrators have been arrested. Like many other Darknet markets, transactions on Nucleus are mainly conducted in BTC.

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