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Arkham flags 500 BTC Clifton Collins-linked transfer to Coinbase

Arkham flags 500 BTC Clifton Collins-linked transfer to Coinbase

Arkham traced a 500 BTC July 2 transfer from a Clifton Collins-linked wallet to Coinbase as Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau said it had made a third 500 BTC seizure, taking recovered coins to 1,500 BTC.

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Fact Check
Both components of the claim are confirmed. BlockBeats and Odaily, citing Arkham, report a Clifton Collins-linked address sending 500 BTC to Coinbase on July 2, 2026. The Block's own X post, Binance Square, and PANews (citing The Block) all confirm Irish authorities recovered another 500 BTC, bringing the Criminal Assets Bureau's total to 1,500 BTC (~$92M). The figures, dates, entities, and background are consistent across multiple independent sources.
Summary

Arkham said a wallet linked to convicted Irish drug trafficker Clifton Collins transferred 500 BTC to Coinbase on July 2, valued at roughly $30.76 million to $30.91 million at the time. Newer reporting tied the same movement to a third seizure by Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau, which said another 500 BTC worth about €27 million had been identified as proceeds of crime, lifting total recovered from Collins-linked wallets to 1,500 BTC. Arkham also identified earlier 500 BTC movements from the same cluster, including a March deposit to Coinbase Prime Custody and a May transfer through Wintermute/Binance-linked addresses. After the latest move, the address still held 4,500 BTC worth about $277.16 million, according to the older record.

Terms & Concepts
  • Criminal Assets Bureau: Irish agency responsible for tracing and recovering criminally obtained assets.
  • private keys: Secret codes controlling wallet access.
  • Coinbase Prime Custody: Institutional crypto custody platform operated by Coinbase.