Ross Ulbricht: Hero or Villain?
CoinDesk explores how Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road are dividing opinions in the bitcoin space. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like Loading...
View ArticleEuropean Prosecutors Launch Project to Combat Online Dark Markets
Multiple countries are working together to target the dark web’s online markets, and bitcoin is on their watch list. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like Loading...
View ArticleCourt Delays Ross Ulbricht Silk Road Trial Until January 2015
US District Judge Katherine Forrest has adjourned the Ross Ulbricht trial until early next year. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like Loading...
View ArticleBitcoin Trader Customers Face Losses After Management Disappears
The bitcoin arbitrage website, once prominent, has been shut down amid accusations of fraud. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like Loading...
View ArticleBitcoin 'Ransomware' Freezes Council Offices Across Italy
Council offices across Italy had their computer files encrypted by a ‘ransomware’ virus that is demanding payment in bitcoin. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like...
View ArticleButterfly Labs Urges Court to Dismiss FTC's 'Self-Serving' Fraud Charges
Embattled mining hardware company Butterfly Labs has filed a court motion to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission complaint. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like...
View ArticleUS Senator: Dark Market Fight Requires More Funding
In a new letter, New York Senator Charles Schumer said he will seek more funds to fight drug-related cybercrime. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblrLike this:Like Loading...
View ArticleUS Senator: Dark Market Fight Requires More Funding
In a new letter, New York Senator Charles Schumer said he will seek more funds to fight drug-related cybercrime. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblrLike this:Like Loading...
View ArticleMintPal Vows to Fight Former Moolah CEO in Court
Digital currency exchange MintPal is seeking control of customer funds allegedly held by former Moolah CEO Alex Green. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblrLike this:Like Loading...
View ArticleAustralian Government May Soon Auction $9 Million in Silk Road Bitcoins
About $9m in bitcoin may be sold by the Australian government following the sentencing of a Silk Road user. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblrLike this:Like Loading...
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American Bitcoin Pirate Slammed for Securities Violations
A Texas man was arrested Thursday and charged with running a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that during its operation raked in over 700,000 bitcoins, what at the time accounted for nearly 7% of all bitcoins in...
View ArticleDay of Reckoning for Dark Markets As Hundreds of Domains Seized
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View ArticleCryptowall Ransomware Nets $500 Bitcoin Payout From US Sheriff's Office
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View ArticleUS Marshals: Latest Bitcoin Auction Timed To Avoid Market Disruption
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View ArticleUS Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins Seized from Ross Ulbricht
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View ArticleSEC Fines Defunct Bitcoin Exchange Operator $68,000
The operator of two unlicensed digital currency exchanges has been ordered to pay more than $68,000 after a lengthy investigation by the US SEC.
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Bitinstant Founder Charlie Shrem Receives 2 Year Prison Term
(Reuters) – Charlie Shrem, an outspoken supporter of bitcoins, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for indirectly helping to send $1 million in the digital currency to the Internet...
View ArticleCharlie Shrem Saga Ends With Two-Year Sentence in New York Court
Charlie Shrem has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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Defense Attorneys Compare Bitcoin Felon to Greek God
(Business Insider) – Lawyers acting on behalf of Charlie Shrem, the bitcoin entrepreneur caught up in the downfall of deep web drug marketplace Silk Road, have written a surreal sentencing memo that...
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