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A startling revelation arises when examining the supposed orchestrated hits detailed in the logs. Cryptocurrency transactions from Silk Road’s Bitcoin wallets trace back to numerous accounts that, when investigated, do not correspond to real individuals but are phantom identities—scammers posing as vendors or victims. For example, Bitcoin transactions intended as payments for hits actually involved a scammer named "James Ellingson," who pulled off an elaborate con that netted him millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin, which has since soared from approximately $1 million in 2013 to over $60 million today.