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Mixing Service Bitcoin Blender Quits After Bestmixer Takedown
On May 27, cryptocurrency supporters learned that the anonymous BTC mixer Bitcoin Blender would be shutting down. The news follows the recent closure of Bestmixer. io after it was seized by global law enforcement. дальше »
2019-6-2 23:20 | |
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Plea Bargain Means Silk Road 2 Admin Will Likely See No Prison Time
Following the sentencing of Thomas White, the founder of the Silk Road 2 (SR2) marketplace during the first week of April, another SR2 administrator may evade prosecution. According to reports, SR2 admin Blake Benthall cooperated with global law enforcement and may only face fines for avoiding taxes. дальше »
2019-6-1 19:10 | |
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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events
The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2. дальше »
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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Free Ross Ulbricht Campaign Receives First Bitcoin Cash Multisig Transaction on the BCH Network
Ulbricht is currently serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole because he was found to be guilty of creating a popular online marketplace ‘Silk Road’. Silk Road was a platform that allowed users to freely trade various goods, services and other items of value using BTC and other popular alt-assets. As per an […] дальше »
2019-5-20 18:35 | |
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Bitcoin Cash [BCH]: First multisig transaction on BCH network is a donation to Free Ross Ulbricht campaign
Free Ross Ulbricht campaign gained significant momentum lately, owing to the sheer number of crypto luminaries coming out in support of the Silk Road creator. The collective crypto community, including prominent faces like the Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-19 16:00 | |
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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Preaches Libertarian Gospel of Crypto & Crack Cocaine
By CCN: Roger Ver took to YouTube to read another letter from Ross Ulbricht, creator of the first darknet market using Bitcoin. The libertarian idealist used the opportunity to rail against the war on drugs. дальше »
2019-5-12 21:15 | |
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Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht thanks Bitcoin Cash’s [BCH] Roger Ver for campaigning for his release
Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht, who is currently serving his prison term in a United States penitentiary, has previously sought help from some highly influential people in the cryptospace, with Roger Ver being one of them. дальше »
2019-5-11 21:30 | |
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Major Darknet Marketplace Wall Street Market Shuttered by Law Enforcement
Wall Street Market, the second-largest darknet market in the world in recent months, has been shut down by international law enforcement agencies, including Europol as well as U. дальше »
2019-5-4 22:03 | |
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Silk Road Successor Pulls $30M Exit Scam and Threatens Users To Pay Bitcoin
Following the demise of the Silk Road – the world’s first modern darknet market – a number of successors… The post Silk Road Successor Pulls $30M Exit Scam and Threatens Users To Pay Bitcoin appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-5-3 23:35 | |
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Trump’s FinCEN Pirates Extort $35,000 from Old-Fashioned Bitcoin Trader
By CCN: For the first time, FinCEN – the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – has fined a peer-to-peer Bitcoin trader for failure to register as a money services business. MSBs fall under FinCEN’s regulation, and according to FinCEN, Eric Powers, reportedly a resident of California, willfully violated registration requirements. дальше »
2019-4-19 18:45 | |
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Silk Road 2 Founder Finally Sentenced 5 Years After His Arrest
Immediately after the Silk Road was taken down in 2013, a marketplace known as the Silk Road 2 launched. The new darknet market was run by a person who called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts 2 and he was arrested a few months later in November 2014. дальше »
2019-4-13 23:19 | |
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Roger Ver calls Ross Ulbricht a genius; urges people to sign petition for his release
Bitcoin hard fork proponent, Roger Ver, called Ross Ulbricht a genius entrepreneur and a hero during a recent YouTube session. Ulbricht, who was the founder of Silk Road, was charged with money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. дальше »
2019-4-9 04:30 | |
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Создатель биткоина и суперагент: несколько фактов о Крейге Райте
Некоторое время назад появилась информация, что провозгласивший себя создателем биткоина австралиец Крейг Стивен Райт, которого по праву можно назвать одной из самых противоречивых фигур криптопространства, начиная с 2017 года, подал более ста патентных заявок на различные блокчейн-проекты. дальше »
2019-4-8 17:09 | |
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Europol Launches Global Campaign Against Dark Web Vendors, Buyers
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known as Europol, announced on March 26, 2019, that it has made an ongoing partnership with law enforcement from Canada, the United States and the member states of the European Union to target buyers and sellers of illegal items on the dark web. дальше »
2019-3-28 20:24 | |
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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem
Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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Early Bitcoin Developer Jeff Garzik Subpoenaed in $1 Billion Craig Wright Lawsuit
Jeff Garzik, one of the earliest contributors to the Bitcoin codebase who also previously worked for BitPay, has been served. Garzik – in the spirit of “radical transparency” – shared the subpoena on Twitter, not appearing particularly shocked and noting that the “Bitcoin lawsuit drags on. дальше »
2019-3-16 18:11 | |
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Bitcoin Auctioned For Over $300,000 Euros After Police Apprehended Drug-Related Crypto Funds
Bitcoin And Similar Tokens Auctioned For Over $330,000 Euros After Police Seizure Many people associate Bitcoin with crimes. This is a twisted vision that is often this way because people do not understand the asset very well, but they know of old stories like the Silk Road, the illegal marketplace in which people used Bitcoin […] дальше »
2019-3-14 00:42 | |
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A Guide to Regulated Crypto Financial Products You Can Trade in 2019
When bitcoin first hit the mainstream media in 2011 when Wired covered the rise of the defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road, it was hard to imagine that the digital currency used to buy drugs on the Internet could become a recognized alternative investment asset that high-net-worth individuals, private banks, and hedge funds are investingRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-2-28 02:00 | |
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Craig Wright Renounces Blockchain Anonymity, Takes On WikiLeaks
Craig S. Wright, a long-established computer scientist and the frontman behind Bitcoin SV, has called out the segments of the crypto community that are pushing for freedom from existing legal systems. дальше »
2019-2-13 18:40 | |
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Palestinian Fundamentalist Group Hamas Receives Funding via Bitcoin
In a particularly interesting case study for the consequence of Bitcoin’s global impact, the internationally recognized terrorist group Hamas has announced that it will accept bitcoin to fund itself. дальше »
2019-2-5 21:41 | |
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Andreas Antonopoulos Says Bitcoin is not Anonymous, BTC is Just Pseudo-Anonymous
Bitcoin (BTC), the most popular digital currency in the market has been always accused of being anonymous and that is used by criminals. This is due to the fact that the coin was used for individuals at the Silk Road, a marketplace that operated on the dark web and that allowed individuals to purchase and […] дальше »
2019-2-2 22:53 | |
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Nurse Accused of Selling Drugs on Silk Road and other Darknet Marketplaces for Bitcoin
A nurse in California has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling opiates on the dark web on marketplaces such as Silk Road, AlphaBay, and Pandora in exchange for bitcoin since 2013. She was arrested last week and could face distribution and conspiracy charges. дальше »
2019-2-1 17:00 | |
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Chainalysis: Darknet Market Activity Nearly Doubled Throughout 2018
Darknet markets are going as strong as ever, if Chainalysis data is to be believed. In its latest Crypto Crime Report, published earlier this week, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports that darknet market activity has nearly doubled throughout 2018. дальше »
2019-2-1 00:35 | |
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Bitcoin ETF Approval Could Ease EU Regulators Concerns About Crypto
Since the birth of Bitcoin, crypto assets have been in a regulatory grey zone. And for years on end, regulators across the globe left this industry’s constituents alone, seemingly deeming that cryptocurrencies weren’t a bonafide threat to society. дальше »
2019-1-16 16:08 | |
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Dropgangs and Dead Drops: Report Highlights Evolving Darknet Market Opsec
Since the creation and subsequent takedown of the darknet marketplace the Silk Road, the hidden market ecosystem has exploded with inventive solutions that promote private voluntary exchanges. According to recently published darknet market (DNM) research, the cat and mouse game continues with vendors inventing new ways to bolster online black market activities. дальше »
2019-1-15 05:50 | |
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A Heartbroken Mother Hopes President Trump Will Exonerate Ross Ulbricht
Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of convicted Silk Road administrator Ross Ulbricht, has expressed hope that U. S. president Donald Trump will pardon her son. Ulbricht’s family believes that Ross didn’t receive a fair trial and his sentencing was extremely harsh for a crime that didn’t involve violence. дальше »
2018-12-21 09:00 | |
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Irish Court Finds Silk Road Dealer’s ETH to Be Proceed of Crime
The High Court of Ireland has ruled that 25,000 euros (approximately $28,400) worth of ethereum held by Neil Mannion, a 37-year-old man currently serving out a prison sentence for drug offenses, comprise proceeds of crime. дальше »
2018-12-18 21:55 | |
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The Cryptocurrency world Deliberates On The Security Status Of Ripple’s XRP
Charlie Shrem is no stranger to controversy. He is an early Bitcoin investor and entrepreneur who is known for being strongly opinionated on social media and became infamous for having been involved with the notorious Silk Road website which landed the millionaire in prison. дальше »
2018-12-13 22:33 | |
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Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Jail Sentence for Karpeles Over Mt. Gox Embezzlement
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has run into trouble in the Japanese legal system, and prosecutors are pursuing a 10-year jail sentence for alleged embezzlement during his tenure at Mt. дальше »
2018-12-13 21:15 | |
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Only Five Bitcoin Mining Devices Released in 2018 Are Profitable This December
There has been a slew of bitcoin mining rigs announced during the last 12 months that claim to process more terahash per second while consuming less energy. However, with cryptocurrency prices so low, lots of newly launched machines are not profitable and many of them haven’t even shipped yet. дальше »
2018-12-11 01:50 | |
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Federal Agents Told This Silk Road Moderator to Fake His Own Death
A former administrator from the now-defunct Silk Road marketplace is recounting his story in a tell-all book and movie deal. After being arrested in 2013, darknet moderator Curtis Green was involved in a bizarre conspiracy with corrupt Silk Road investigators and was later told to fake his own death. дальше »
2018-12-10 00:50 | |
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Another Silk Road Vendor Gets Arrested
Most Bitcoin enthusiasts are well aware of the Silk Road debacle. This infamous darknet marketplace was shut down in 2013, and numerous associated individuals have been arrested over the years. The latest name to be of interest in this investigation is James Ellingson. дальше »
2018-11-28 03:13 | |
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Sweden Expects to Attract Norwegian Bitcoin Miners After Brutal Tax Hike
With Norway set to revoke electricity subsidies for cryptocurrency miners from January 2019 onward, Swedish data centers are anticipating a wave of inquiries from mining companies seeking to domicile in Sweden. дальше »
2018-11-27 11:15 | |
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Charlie Shrems Legal Dilemmas Continue; Winklevoss Twins Sue “Bitcoin’s First Felon”
After first going to prison in 2015 for laundering money used on the Silk Road, a new lawsuit by the Winklevoss Twins on November 2, 2018, has been lanced against Charlie Shrem suggesting that the Bitinstant CEO’s legal troubles are far from over. дальше »
2018-11-4 16:00 | |
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Dark Web Marketplace Silk Road Was Charlie Lee of Litecoin’s (LTC) First Introduction To Bitcoin
Charlie Lee Talks About Bitcoin’s Ten Years; He Was Introduced to It by Silk Road Charlie Lee is one of the most important and recognized figures in the cryptocurrency space. During a Podcast with Laura Shin, the creator of Litecoin (LTC) talked about the most popular virtual currency in the market, Bitcoin, and about is […] дальше »
2018-11-3 22:50 | |
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«Родительская гордость»: Росс Ульбрихт поздравил биткоин с днём рождения в рукописном письме
Мать легендарного основателя сайта Silk Road Росса Ульбрихта Лин Ульбрихт передала сайту Bitcoin Magazine написанное сыном от руки поздравление биткоина с днём рождения. Оно занимает две с половиной страницы. дальше »
2018-10-31 10:52 | |
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Silk Road Operator Libertas Pleads Guilty, Seeks Plea Deal
Gary Davis, an Irishman who was extradited to the United States in July to face charges for his suspected involvement in the operations of Silk Road, has reportedly begun discusssing a plea bargain with prosecutors. дальше »
2018-10-28 03:15 | |
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David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”
David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. дальше »
2018-10-24 18:02 | |
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U.S. Marshals to Auction Off $4.3 Million in Bitcoin
The U. S. Marshals agency has announced plans to auction $4. 3 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) in November 2018. The sealed bid auction is for nearly 660 bitcoins which were seized in a series of federal criminal, administrative and civil cases over the years. дальше »
2018-10-19 20:51 | |
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Hammers, Hoodies and Flamethrowers: On Offer At Origin Today
Many people first heard about bitcoin (BTC) in the context of the Silk Road. This was an online marketplace, working off the darknet, where people could buy almost anything – heroin, pistols, pornography – a kind of illicit eBay. дальше »
2018-10-18 21:56 | |
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Roubini Faces Off With Coin Center’s Van Valkenburgh at Senate Hearing
Nouriel Roubini, an economist best known for his predictions of the 2008 housing bubble, and Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center’s director of research, testified before the U. дальше »
2018-10-12 18:06 | |
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Five Years After The Silk Road, Things Are Worse
Five years after the closure of the Silk Road, bitcoin has changed dramatically. No longer does society see it as an underground currency used by addicts, dealers and pornographers. Today it is the third pillar of futurism alongside Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence. дальше »
2018-10-6 22:25 | |
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Lyn Ulbricht Speaks Out on the Anniversary of Her Son’s Incarceration
On the most recent episode of The Tatiana Show, host Tatiana Moroz opened with an interview with Lyn Ulbricht, leader of the Free Ross campaign, to deliver some recent updates with the struggle to petition the carceral state for his clemency. дальше »
2018-10-4 20:31 | |
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Ross Ulbricht Marks Fifth Anniversary in Prison
Alleged founder of Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, marked his fifth year in prison. October 1st, 2013, Mr. Ulbricht began a double life sentence without the possibility of parole for his alleged founding and running of the Silk Road online marketplace. дальше »
2018-10-2 09:35 | |
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Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge
Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape. дальше »
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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Bitcoin Price Nightmares: Silk Road, OTC Transactions to Blame for Volatility?
Bitcoin’s price plummeted by over 10 percent on Thursday after a previously promising rally past the $7,000 price mark. The brief price spike led many bitcoin enthusiasts to speculate that… The post Bitcoin Price Nightmares: Silk Road, OTC Transactions to Blame for Volatility? appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-9-14 23:57 | |
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