$144M in Bitcoin from Defunct Darknet Market Abraxas Moved to Mixer After 8 Years of Inactivity
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4,800 BTC ($144M) moved to a coin mixer from a wallet tied to darknet market Abraxas, which closed in 2015.
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Abraxas shut suddenly 8 years ago, locking user funds in an apparent "exit scam."
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The funds sat untouched until this week when consolidated and sent to a bitcoin mixer.
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Mixers "tumble" transactions across wallets to obscure tracing.
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U.S. Treasury sought to label mixers a money laundering concern last week.