Crime

Exchanges

SEC 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.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 December 2014
Crime

US Marshals: Bidder Turnout in Second Bitcoin Auction Declines Sharply

New data reveals bidder participation in the second US Marshals Service bitcoin auction has declined significantly from the first.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 December 2014
Crime

Australian Federal Investigators Look at Bitcoin’s Organized Crime Role

The Australian Crime Commission has launched an official investigation into bitcoin's role in organized crime activity, called 'Project Longstrike'.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 December 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Foundation Issues Fraud Alert Over Cloned Websites

The Bitcoin Foundation has warned that two unaffiliated fake websites are trying to con users out of their funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 December 2014
Crime

Usual Suspects Return to Bid in Latest US Marshals Bitcoin Auction

The second USMS auction of 50,000 BTC is attracting many of the same bidders, if less fanfare.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 November 2014
Crime

Third of Sites Seized in Operation Onymous Were ‘Clones’

Operation Onymous seized more than 100 'cloned' sites, where no illicit trading was taking place, a security researcher has found.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 November 2014
Crime

US Marshals: Latest Bitcoin Auction Timed to Avoid Market Disruption

The USMS has revealed it will split up its auction of Ross Ulbricht's seized bitcoin to reduce negative effects on the bitcoin market.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 November 2014
Crime

US Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins Seized from Ross Ulbricht

The US Marshals are set to auction off 50,000 BTC next month in connection to the case against Ross Ulbricht.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 November 2014
Crime

Cryptowall Ransomware Nets $500 Bitcoin Payout From US Sheriff’s Office

A sheriff's office in Tennessee paid a $500 bitcoin ransom this week to secure thousands of sensitive files.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 November 2014
Crime

Here’s How a Dark Market Bot Sent Ecstasy to an Art Gallery

Artists have created a shopping bot that buys random items off Agora with a weekly $100 bitcoin budget.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2014
Exchanges

Markets Weekly: Bitcoin Rises Amid Dark Markets Crackdown

The bitcoin price has risen after a variety of law-enforcement agencies conducted an inter-continental crackdown on dark markets.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 November 2014
Crime

Day of Reckoning for Dark Markets as Hundreds of Domains Seized

Operation Onymous has resulted in a string of arrests and dark web domain shutdowns in the past 48 hours.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2014
Crime

Bitcoin Ponzi Schemer Charged With Criminal Securities Fraud

A criminal case against Bitcoin Savings and Trust's Trendon Shavers has been filed by the US Attorney's Office.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2014
Crime

Silk Road 2.0 Seized, Alleged Operator Unmasked in FBI Crackdown

Blake Benthall, the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0, has been arrested and charged in a Manhattan federal court.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2014
Crime

Google Search Study Hints at ‘Shady Truth’ of Bitcoin Users

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have published a new paper examining the characteristics of US bitcoin users.

Tech  ·  5 November 2014