Money trail for allinvain bitcoin theft case
This Sankey diagram visualizes the flow of bitcoins between eight addresses involved in the "allinvain" theft case. The diagram uses d3.v3 with the sankey plugin to render an SVG visualization, with nodes positioned horizontally and vertically and links whose stroke widths correspond to transaction amounts. Each node represents a bitcoin address, labeled with its numeric ID, while the links show the value transferred between addresses in bitcoins, with hover tooltips revealing exact amounts. Users can drag nodes both horizontally and vertically to explore the money trail, triggering relayout of the links. The diagram is color-coded by node name using a category20 scale, and link opacity increases on hover to highlight specific transfers. The data consists of eight addresses and a matrix of 14 transactions between them, visualizing the flow of stolen bitcoins through the network.# Money trail for allinvain bitcoin theft case
This visualization uses a Sankey diagram to trace the flow of stolen bitcoins across cryptocurrency addresses in the allinvain theft case. Eight entity addresses are represented as nodes, with 14 directed transfers between them drawn as links whose thickness is proportional to the amount transferred (in bitcoins). Nodes are color-coded and can be dragged both horizontally and vertically, with the layout updating dynamically. The diagram provides a clear forensic view of how the stolen funds were laundered and dispersed across multiple wallets.
**Visual Design:** The chart uses a classic Sankey layout with rectangular nodes labeled by address ID and links whose stroke-width encodes transaction value. The color scheme uses d3's category20 palette to differentiate entities. Tooltips display the exact transfer amounts, and the interactive dragging allows exploration of the network topology.
**Data Encoding:** The dataset consists of 8 Bitcoin addresses (entities) and 14 transactions between them, with values ranging from 2,487 to 22,500 bitcoins. The visualization encodes the direction and magnitude of bitcoin transfers through the sankey flow layout.
**Interactivity:** Nodes can be dragged both horizontally and vertically. On drag, the layout recalculates and link paths update. Hovering over links reveals transfer amounts. (Note: readme says "Open in full window for full effect".)
**Context:** The title indicates this is tracking the "money trail" for the "allinvain bitcoin theft case". allinvain was an early bitcoin user who reported the theft of 25,000 BTC in 2011. This Sankey diagram visualizes the flow of bitcoins between addresses after the theft.
**Source:** This example uses the sankey.js plugin for d3.js. The data and code were written by aht, based on D3.js and the Sankey plugin. The implementation emphasizes horizontal and vertical node movement for exploration. The data is from a gist by aht.This example visualizes the flow of bitcoins between addresses involved in the infamous "allinvain" theft case using a Sankey diagram. The data, embedded directly in the page, consists of eight Bitcoin addresses (labeled by their identifiers) and the amounts transferred between them, measured in bitcoins. The diagram is rendered with D3 v3 and the Sankey plugin, using SVG for output. Nodes are draggable both horizontally and vertically, with link widths proportional to transaction values, allowing users to explore the flow of stolen funds through the network of addresses.