The Nucleus dark web market wallet, which holds over 400 million dollars in Bitcoin, has been activated after being dormant for 9 years

PANews reported on March 8th that, according to Cointelegraph, a wallet associated with the dark web market Nucleus (holding over $400 million in Bitcoin) has been activated after 9 years. On March 7th, the entity controlling this wallet transferred $77.5 million worth of BTC to three new addresses, leaving only $365 million in the main wallet. Since the market closed in April 2016, this wallet has remained idle with 5000 BTC being deposits from suppliers and customers.

Nucleus was one of many dark web markets that emerged at that time, facilitating sales of drugs, weapons and other prohibited items. Although official statements claimed its closure was due to a hacker attack, conspiracy theories abound. Some people believe that Nucleus website administrators were implementing an exit scam while others think they have been arrested. Like many other dark web markets, transactions on Nucleus were primarily conducted in Bitcoin.