Bitcoin Defies Odds, Closes Week Strong Despite Massive Dump of Seized BTC By US Authorities

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Federal police seize 2,000 BTC in operation ‘dark gold’

US federal authorities have uncovered a trove of illegal materials including guns, drugs, and even a grenade launcher. The materials are the result of an ongoing operation called ‘dark gold’ which sought to uncover illegal activity on the dark web.

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Donald Trump Retweets News of Arrests of Darknet Illicit Goods Vendors – 2000 Bitcoins [BTC] Seized

The President of the United States is known for his use of social media to raise awareness on topics important to him and bypass what he calls “fake news.” So when President Trump retweeted the news of law enforcement agencies arresting 35 dark web vendors across the country, one can rest assured that it was […] Donald Trump Retweets News of Arrests of Darknet Illicit Goods Vendors – 2000 Bitcoins [BTC] Seized was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

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$17 Million in Bitcoin Seized in Dark Web Undercover Sting Operation

US Prosecutors seized over $22 million in assets from two men in Maryland on charges of production and selling counterfeit drugs through the Dark Web. $17 million (at the time of seizure) of the amount was in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies.

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Bitcoin [BTC] in exchange for drugs: US State to confiscate $24 million!

The U. S. Government is trying to relinquish 4,000 Bitcoin tokens that were seized amidst a crackdown of merchants on dark web commercial centers – a sum that values over $24 million at the time of writing.

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Founder of BitGrail Francesco Firano says, “I can’t do anything”

BitGrail, one of the cryptocurrency exchange platforms, based in Italy has released an official statement that all the Bitcoin [BTC] in the BitGrail’s wallet was seized in the pursuit of the orders from Tribunal of Florence.

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