Crime

Exchanges

Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bidextreme.pl Hacked, Bitcoin and Litecoin Wallets Emptied

Polish bitcoin exchange Bidextreme.pl has been hacked and its customers’ bitcoin and litecoin wallets emptied.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2013
Crime

Over $1 Million Raised for Bail of Alleged Silk Road Owner Ross Ulbricht

Friends and family of Ross Ulbricht have raised more than $1m bail money for the alleged Silk Road owner.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2013
Crime

Sinister New Site ‘Assassination Market’ Enables Users to Contribute Bitcoins for Murder of US Officials

An anonymous Assassination Market has recently launched with six targets submitted, with bitcoin donations.

Business  ·  19 November 2013
Exchanges

MatrixVision Wants to Make Bitcoin ‘Cleaner Than Cash’

MatrixVision wants to make bitcoin "cleaner than cash", helping related businesses to operate in the mainstream financial world.

Business  ·  18 November 2013
Regulation

Bitcoin Foundation Plays Down Silk Road Connection at Senate Hearing

Participants will reveal differing opinions on anonymity and Silk Road at a key Senate bitcoin hearing on Monday.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 November 2013
Crime

Tens of Millions in the UK May Be Targeted by CryptoLocker Bitcoin Ransomware

The UK’s crime agency alerted people today after bitcoin ransomware scourge Cryptolocker swept the country.

Tech  ·  15 November 2013
Crime

Lock Up Your Lucre, the Best Democracy Bitcoins Can Buy, and Liquid Asset Conversion

John Law advises keeping your bitcoin safe, ponders bitcoin funding for political parties and recommends drinking wine (responsibly).

Policy & regulation  ·  15 November 2013
Crime

Bitcoin’s cruel world: scams, thefts and the FBI’s influence

We look at the recent scams and hacks that have caused people to lose a lot of bitcoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2013
Exchanges

Czech bitcoin exchange Bitcash.cz hacked and up to 4,000 user wallets emptied

Czech Republic-based bitcoin exchange Bitcash.cz has been hacked and up to 4,000 customers' wallets have been emptied.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 November 2013
Exchanges

$4.1 Million goes missing as Chinese bitcoin trading platform GBL vanishes

Chinese investors taste the darker side of bitcoin as a trading platform shuts down and $4.1m goes missing.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 November 2013
Crime

US man arrested for selling guns on Black Market Reloaded

As online black marketplaces proliferate a US man is arrested for selling guns on the Black Market Reloaded site.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 November 2013
Bitcoin

Hackers steal $1.2 Million of bitcoins from Inputs.io, a supposedly secure wallet service

Approximately $1.2m worth of bitcoin have been stolen from a wallet service intended to be high-security.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2013
Crime

Homeland Security Committee chairman responds to “Silk Road 2.0”

Senator Tom Carper has responded to a new black marketplace that has been created on the dark web.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2013
Crime

Founder of Liberty Reserve admits guilt and faces 75 years in prison

Vladimir Kats, co-founder of Liberty Reserve, has pleaded guilty to a number of charges including money laundering.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 November 2013
Crime

FBI proves seizing bitcoins isn’t the same as owning them

The FBI might have seized Ross Ulbricht's Silk Road bitcoins, but that doesn't mean they can access them.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 October 2013