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A crypto forensic analysis reveals that a French donor sent over $500,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) to far-right activists in the United States. The half-million dollars went to the groups that took part in the pro-Trump riots in the U.S. Capitol.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to Chainalysis<\/a>, the unnamed donor sent 28.15 BTC<\/a> (worth $522,000 at the transfer time) on Dec. 6, 2020, to 22 separate addresses in a single transaction. Per the report, many of those wallets belong to personalities tied to far-right activists in the U.S.<\/p>\n Yahoo News detailed<\/a> that Vdare (anti-immigration organization), the Daily Stormer (right-wing website), and Nick Fuentes were among the crypto donation recipients. Alt-right streamer Ethan Ralph is also on the list that Chainalysis published regarding the half a million dollar donation.<\/p>\n The blockchain analytics firm clarified that there is no evidence yet on Fuentes\u2019 participation in the Capitol\u2019s riots. However, it quoted<\/a> previous statements from him asking people to protest Congressional certification of Joe Biden\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n But Chainalysis still highlighted that a BTC<\/a> donation worth over $250,000 sent on Dec. 8, 2020, is by far the largest crypto donation Fuentes has ever received.<\/p>\n <\/ins> <\/ins> <\/p>\n Regarding the French donor\u2019s identity, there is information that the wallet used to arrange the payments has been active since 2013. The blockchain analytics firm suggests he could be a \u201crelatively early adopter of bitcoin whose holdings have grown in value significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the BTC<\/a> addresses associated with the donor\u2019s wallet is registered on Nameid \u2014 a service that allows users to associate their online identity with their BTC<\/a> address.<\/p>\n Chainalysis found that the crypto donor is a French computer programmer after searching through his email address. After he sent the donations, he published what seems to be a suicide note on a personal blog. The report, which indicates the motivation behind his donations, reads:<\/p>\n He mentions that he has \u2018bequeathed [his] fortune to certain causes and certain people,\u2019 and cites several alt-right talking points in his analysis of the world today. For instance, he states his belief that \u2018Western civilization is declining,\u2019 and claims that Westerners are encouraged to hate their \u2018ancestors and heritage.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n According to Yahoo News, Federal authorities and law enforcement agencies are also investigating the source of funds.<\/p>\nAlt-Right Personalities and Websites Are Included on the List of Recipients<\/h2>\n
Donor Might Have Committed Suicide After Arranging the BTC<\/a> Payments<\/h2>\n
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