6.9 万枚比特币要卖?丝绸之路卖币对市场有什么影响?

链捕手Published on 2025-01-09Last updated on 2025-01-09

Abstract

市场猜测或许丝绸之路案所缴比特币将不会进行抛售。

作者:shushu,BlockBeats

仅仅在美国政府再次承诺向乌克兰提供价值 60 亿美元的军事安全援助后十天,美国司法部便准备启动对一笔巨额比特币资产的清算。


1 月 9 日,一名官员向 DB News 证实,司法部已获准处置与著名 Silk Road(丝绸之路)案件相关扣押的 69,370 枚比特币。这笔资产当前市值约为 65 亿美元。


据悉,司法部以比特币价格波动为由,要求获得出售这些资产的许可。当被问及下一步行动时,司法部发言人表示:「政府将根据本案的判决进行下一步行动」。


消息爆出后,比特币 24 小时跌超 2.5%,截止撰稿时,价格为 94,400 美元。


比特币历史极具影响力的发展里程碑之一:丝绸之路


2013 年 10 月,一位名叫乌布雷(Ross Ulbricht)的年轻男子在旧金山某图书馆被捕,其使用的化名为「恐怖海盗罗伯茨」(Dread Pirate Roberts,简称 DPR),至此,喧嚣一时的毒品兼武器交易网站「丝绸之路」宣告死亡。2015 年 Ross Ulbricht 被判处终身监禁。


这个诞生于 2011 年的暗网,最初以「类似 eBay 的模式」提供各类非法商品和服务的交易平台,如毒品、假证件、黑客工具等。由于暗网的匿名性和比特币作为主要支付工具,丝绸之路一度迅速发展,被视为暗网中最著名、交易规模最大的非法市场之一。


2012 年至 2013 年,美国联邦调查局、缉毒局等执法机构开始密切关注丝绸之路,暗中部署卧底人员。由于平台交易频繁、规模庞大,且牵涉多个国家的非法活动,美方执法机构将其列为重点打击对象。


FBI 在侦破丝绸之路案件时,从该平台服务器及 Ross Ulbricht 的个人数字钱包等地方共查获了约 17 万枚比特币,这是当时历史上最大规模的比特币执法查扣之一。


执法人员在逮捕 Ross Ulbricht 时,通过现场缴获的笔记本电脑、服务器信息获取了相关加密钱包的访问权限。由于比特币交易需要私钥才能实现转移,因此一旦执法机构获取到有效私钥,就可将相应的比特币从嫌疑人地址转移到官方「托管」钱包中。


美国政府并非第一次出售比特币


自 2014 年起,美国政府先后多次拍卖从「丝绸之路」案中扣押的比特币,时间节点和对市场价格的影响值得回顾。


2014 年 6 月,美国政府首次公开拍卖丝绸之路查缴的比特币。美国法警局(US Marshals Service)拍卖约 3 万枚比特币。竞拍者包括许多投资机构和个人,知名投资人 Tim Draper 曾多次中标。在后续的几次拍卖中,政府分多批将剩余比特币出售。


拍卖完成后,比特币价格在约 600 美元附近并未出现「雪崩」,反而保持平稳。由于拍卖过程展示出机构投资人积极竞买,比特币的「合法化」属性也因此得到一定程度的强化。
2014 年 12 月第二轮拍卖 5 万枚比特币,规模接近首次拍卖的两倍,市场预期同样偏向悲观。但拍卖尘埃落定后,比特币依旧在 300 至 400 美元区间维持震荡,并未出现连续暴跌。


2015 年 3 月再度拍出 5 万枚比特币,此时比特币已经从此前的低谷有所回升。市场此前的恐慌情绪进一步减弱,价格在 280 至 300 美元之间小幅波动后迅速企稳。


2015 年 11 月,美国政府在年底累积拍出的数十万枚比特币最终并未引发重大市场动荡。相反,由于不断有买方争相竞价,这些拍卖被解读为比特币逐步赢得更多「合法投资」地位的象征。


直到今日,美国司法部获准清算丝绸之路案中剩余扣押的 69,370 枚 BTC(价值约 65 亿美元),被标记为丝绸之路的钱包地址「bc1qa5」已经沉寂 4 余年时间。


按照过往出售历史来看,比特币价格或将会经历短暂的价格恐慌,但长期来看,由于过往美国政府多采取 OTC 拍卖,或将不会以市价进行抛售,对比特币价格的负面影响将不会持续太久。


特朗普特赦及比特币储备承诺或将暂缓出售?


2024 年 5 月,特朗普竞选总统期间,在华盛顿特区举行的自由党全国代表大会上承诺,如果他再次当选总统,将在第一天就减免「丝绸之路」创始人 Ross Ulbricht 的刑期。7 月 28 日,特朗普在比特币 2024 大会上发言时表示,其再一次承诺当选总统后将为丝绸之路创始人 Ross Ulbricht 减刑。


11 月 14 日,Ross William Ulbricht 在美国大选后首次在 X 平台上发帖表示,「我对所有为特朗普总统投票的人表示由衷的感谢。我相信他会履行承诺,给我第二次机会。在黑暗中度过了 11 年多后,我终于看到了隧道尽头的自由曙光。非常感谢你们。」


截止目前,PolyMarket 上关于「美国政府会在特朗普就职前出售比特币吗?」的赌注已成为热门赌注,下注交易量为$136,310,在特朗普就职前出售比特币的概率为 22%。


鉴于此前特朗普曾承诺减免「丝绸之路」创始人 Ross 的刑期,且多次重申将把美国打造为世界加密货币之都,将拥抱加密货币。


因此大部分人都相信 Ross 可能会被减刑甚至赦免,同样能看到在 PolyMarket 上关于「特朗普上任 100 天内会赦免谁?」的赌注话题中,Ross 被赦免的可能性非常大,截止目前被赦免的概率是 73%。


由于特朗普的比特币储备承诺,如果美国政府没有在 1 月 20 日特朗普正式就职之前出售,市场猜测或许丝绸之路案所缴比特币将不会进行抛售。


美国政府还有多少比特币


据 Bitcion Treasuries 数据显示,美国政府持有的比特币数量是 207,189 个,占比 0.987%。按照目前的比特币价格计算,美国政府持有的比特币总价值是 19,544,018,200 美元。

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