Silk Road

Crime

Silk Road fell due to a catalogue of errors by owner Ross Ulbricht

Sloppy behaviour and neat detective work brought down Silk Road. Just how big was it, and what happens now?

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2013
Crime

Silk Road shut down and ‘owner’ Ross William Ulbricht arrested

Silk Road owner Ross William Ulbricht has allegedly been arrested and his online black market shut down.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 October 2013
Crime

Fighting the war on bitcoin, one scam at a time

With drug marketplace Atlantis closing, we take a look at the scams and potentially negative connotations of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2013
Security

Why bitcoin is as anonymous as you want it to be

CoinDesk examines how anonymous bitcoin is and could be.

Tech  ·  24 September 2013
Thailand

Bitcoin’s lessons on the bahts and the bees

Headlines this week wanted to show Thailand being idiotic, or that cryptocurrencies were in serious trouble; ideally, both.

Markets  ·  2 August 2013
Crime

Bitcoin-accepting Atlantis takes on the Silk Road

Bitcoin-accepting Atlantis is poised to take on the Silk Road, which remains by far the biggest drug sales site.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 June 2013
Crime

Is Bitcoin inherently criminal? We asked a criminal…

Talking to people who use bitcoin on Silk Road reveals the site is likely not creating criminals.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2013
Crime

Bitcoin ups and downs unraveling Silk Road?

Could bitcoin's recent market volatility threaten the black market website Silk Road?

Policy & regulation  ·  1 May 2013