Bitcoin address bc1qa5wkgaew2dkv56kfvj49j0av5nml45x9ek9hz6
The Bitcoin address bc1qa5wkgaew2dkv56kfvj49j0av5nml45x9ek9hz6 is a native SegWit pay-to-witness-public-key-hash (P2WPKH) address associated with the United States seizure of bitcoin linked to the Silk Road marketplace. At block 964,405 on 28 August 2026, it held 69,370.18458660 BTC and ranked eleventh among individual Bitcoin addresses.[1][2]
Silk Road seizure context
In November 2020, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint concerning approximately 69,370 BTC that an unidentified person, described as Individual X, had obtained from Silk Road. The complaint explains the government's seizure theory and the connection between the bitcoins and the marketplace, but it does not identify bc1qa5wk… by name.[3]
The address is identified in later litigation records. An appendix filed in Battle Born Investments Company v. United States states that bitcoins held in an earlier wallet were transferred to bc1qa5wkgaew2dkv56kfvj49j0av5nml45x9ek9hz6 in 2020 in connection with the seizure.[4]
On-chain record
Explorer records date the first receipts to 3 November 2020. Public data reviewed on 29 August 2026 showed no outgoing spend from the address; later unsolicited or otherwise unexplained small transfers increased the displayed balance above the principal seized amount.[5]
The documentary record supports a historical seizure association. It does not establish that every later output has the same provenance or identify the address's present operational controller.
See also
References
- ↑ Blockstream explorer, address
bc1qa5wk…, balance checked at block 964,405 on 28 August 2026. - ↑ Blockstream explorer, Bitcoin block 964,405, 28 August 2026.
- ↑ United States civil forfeiture complaint concerning approximately 69,370 BTC linked to Silk Road, 5 November 2020, paras. 1–5 and 21–31.
- ↑ Battle Born Investments Company v. United States, petition appendix, filed 25 April 2024, p. 91a.
- ↑ BitInfoCharts, address page for
bc1qa5wk…, accessed 29 August 2026.