Research VP of Peck Shield, Chiachih Wu, today identified the movement of ~12K BTC ($117 million) related to the PlusToken scam. The funds are currently parked, but comments from blockchain analysts predict further movement.
Mixed, then Dumped“These addresses are directly associated with mixer deposits from August/September,” said Ergo, an on-chain Bitcoin analyst. In January, the analyst revealed the full depth of last year’s PlusToken Bitcoin sell-off.
Ergo added:
“My guess is [the funds will be] mixed first. Not sure how long before we’ll see an uptick in transfer to exchange.”
The addresses in question are directly linked to those linked to the multi-billion dollar PlusToken scam from 2019. Six suspects behind the operation have already been arrested, but the latest on-chain movement indicates other individuals are still at large.
In the initial forensic sweep, Chainalysis indicated that a total of $2 billion in crypto funds were collected. Ergo’s research estimated that this figure is actually much higher. They estimated that the scam gathered a little more than 1% of BTC’s total supply.
For now, the 12,000 BTC in transit is under close supervision. The coins have only moved two transactions, but they will likely be mixed very soon.
Plustoken 12k $BTC address just moved again
Looks like a consolidation of UTXOs, need to closely track the downstream movement
The fund is latest on address 19bMszbozeHyjANgSyM9iyjsZU1sKsR6uM pic.twitter.com/90qW7hrczB
— Dovey 以德服人 Wan
All Rights Reserved. Copyright , Central Coast Communications, Inc.