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Crime

Users Track $100 Million in Stolen Bitcoin After Sheep Marketplace Hack

With Sheep Marketplace closed and thousands of bitcoins missing, online sleuths are tracking stolen coins through the block chain.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 December 2013
Crime

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Denied Bail, Supporters Aim to Raise $500k for Legal Defence

Ross Ulbricht, the alleged owner of online black marketplace Silk Road, has been denied bail.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 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
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

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
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

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
Crime

Silk Road’s anonymity helped Feds bring it down

New evidence has come to light suggesting the Feds infiltrated Silk Road long before the website was taken down.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2013
Crime

Black Market Reloaded back online following source code publication error

Thought Silk Road was mismanaged? Black Market Reloaded just effectively published its source code online.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 October 2013
Crime

Silk Road case could set bitcoin legal precedent against self-incrimination

A legal precedent could arise if Ross Ulbricht is forced to reveal the passwords to Silk Road's bitcoin wallet.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2013
Crime

Four “significant users” of Silk Road arrested in UK

Four men in the UK have been arrested over their alleged roles in the online marketplace Silk Road.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 October 2013
Crime

Silk Road alternatives emerge as public hammers FBI bitcoin wallet

The bitcoin community mocks the FBI, sending messages to the address used for seizing Silk Road's funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 October 2013
Crime

Why reports of bitcoin’s death are greatly exaggerated

The bitcoin world has been in a whirlwind the past few days. How was the bitcoin price impacted?

Policy & regulation  ·  4 October 2013
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