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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

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

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

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

Australian 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.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 October 2014
Crime

Court Delays Ross Ulbricht Silk Road Trial Until January 2015

US District Judge Katherine Forrest has adjourned the Ross Ulbricht trial until early next year.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 October 2014
Crime

Dark Markets Grow Bigger and Bolder in Year Since Silk Road Bust

The FBI may have taken Silk Road down, but dark markets seem to be booming a year after that marketplace was shuttered.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 October 2014
Crime

What’s the Verdict? The Bitcoin Community Weighs in On Ross Ulbricht

People in the bitcoin space share their views on Silk Road's alleged mastermind, Ross Ulbricht.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 October 2014
Crime

One Year Later, Lyn Ulbricht Still Fights for Her Son’s Freedom

CoinDesk speaks with Lyn Ulbricht about her life and her fight to clear her son's name.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 October 2014
Crime

Timeline of Ross Ulbricht’s Legal Battle

Check out our interactive timeline of alleged Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht's legal battle.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 October 2014
Crime

Ross Ulbricht: Hero or Villain?

CoinDesk explores how Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road are dividing opinions in the bitcoin space.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2014