Learn about the discovery by a Coinbase exec of 430 Bitcoin associated with Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht that were untouched for 13 years.

Wallets belonging to Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned creator of the illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, were discovered on Wednesday, containing as many as 430 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) unmoved for over 13 years.

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who had been serving a double life sentence without parole, publicly thanked US President Donald Trump after receiving a full pardon. This marked the first time Ulbricht had spoken publicly since being released from a maximum-security prison in Arizona,

Kraken donated $111,111 in Bitcoin to Ross Ulbricht to help him get on with life after spending 11 years in prison, but a Coinbase executive just revealed that there are digital wallets linked to the Silk Road founder with some $47 million in collective crypto holdings.

The Silk Road founder could be one of the world's richest people if he gets his bitcoin back from the U.S government.

Recently pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht might still have around 430 Bitcoin worth over $47 million across several wallets. According to blockchain researcher Conor Grogan, he has identified several wallets associated with Ulbricht holding the BTC.