French Programmer Sent Bitcoin Donations to Far-Right Activists Who Participated in the US Capitol Riots
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French Programmer Sent Bitcoin Donations to Far-Right Activists Who Participated in the US Capitol Riots

THELOGICALINDIAN - A crypto argumentative assay reveals that a French donor beatific over 500000 account of bitcoin BTC to farright activists in the United States The halfmillion dollars went to the groups that took allotment in the proTrump riots in the US Capitol

Alt-Right Personalities and Websites Are Included on the List of Recipients

According to Chainalysis, the bearding donor beatific 28.15 BTC (worth $522,000 at the alteration time) on Dec. 6, 2020, to 22 abstracted addresses in a distinct transaction. Per the report, abounding of those wallets accord to personalities angry to far-right activists in the U.S.

Yahoo News detailed that Vdare (anti-immigration organization), the Daily Stormer (right-wing website), and Nick Fuentes were amid the crypto donation recipients. Alt-right banderole Ethan Ralph is additionally on the account that Chainalysis appear apropos the bisected a actor dollar donation.

The blockchain analytics close antiseptic that there is no affirmation yet on Fuentes’ accord in the Capitol’s riots. However, it quoted antecedent statements from him allurement bodies to beef Congressional acceptance of Joe Biden’s victory.

But Chainalysis still accent that a BTC donation account over $250,000 beatific on Dec. 8, 2020, is by far the better crypto donation Fuentes has anytime received.

Donor Might Have Committed Suicide After Arranging the BTC Payments

Regarding the French donor’s identity, there is advice that the wallet acclimated to align the payments has been alive back 2024. The blockchain analytics close suggests he could be a “relatively aboriginal adopter of bitcoin whose backing accept developed in amount significantly.”

One of the BTC addresses associated with the donor’s wallet is registered on Nameid — a account that allows users to accessory their online character with their BTC address.

Chainalysis begin that the crypto donor is a French computer programmer afterwards analytic through his email address. Afterwards he beatific the donations, he appear what seems to be a suicide agenda on a claimed blog. The report, which indicates the action abaft his donations, reads:

According to Yahoo News, Federal authorities and law administration agencies are additionally investigating the antecedent of funds.

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