US law enforcement seeks forfeiture of more than $1bn in Bitcoin stolen from illegal marketplace Silk Road in 2012 hack
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Twitter Launches Dark Web Site To Bypass Russian Block
Twitter follows similar moves by Facebook and BBC, and creates dark web platform so Russian's can bypass Putin's restrictions
US Government Seizes $1bn In Silk Road Bitcoins
US investigators seize more than $1bn in Bitcoin from account linked to Silk Road online black marketplace, the largest Bitcoin seizure in history
Court Papers Confirm US Government Paid Carnegie Mellon To Hack Tor
US university credibility questioned after court documents show it was paid to hack Tor network
Silk Road Undercover Agent Admits Bitcoin Fraud
Fallout from Silk Road continues after former DEA undercover agent pleads guilty to extorting bitcoins
Silk Road’s Ulbricht Gets Life Sentence
The judge argued Silk Road was run as a profitable criminal enterprise that expanded the market for dangerous drugs
Silk Road Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin
Two former US federal investigators involved in the Silk Road probe have been charged with stealing funds during the investigation
Illegal Marketplace ‘Evolution’ Disappears With £8m In Bitcoins
Evolution, one of the largest 'dark web' sites of its kind, has gone offline in what appears to be a scam by its operators
Silk Road Moderator Nash Pleads Guilty, Faces Life In Prison
Australian Peter Nash admitted to helping operate the Silk Road online drugs marketplace
Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict
Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Shrem Gets Jail Term
Shrem pleaded guilty to helping users of the Silk Road black market anonymously buy bitcoins
Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Won By Venture Capitalist
The winner of the Silk Road Bitcoin auction has been revealed as venture capitalist Tim Draper
US Auctions 30,000 Silk Road Bitcoins
Silk Road Bitcoins are sold off and the winners will find out what they got later today
Silk Road 2.0 Hacked, £1.5 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Stolen
Attackers have used the ‘transaction malleability’ flaw which prompted Mt Gox exchange to stop withdrawals a few days ago
US Authorities Set For Silk Road Bitcoin Sale
The state gets drawn into the virtual currency game
Alleged Silk Road Mastermind Is ‘Honest And Kind’, Says $1m Bail Application
Man accused of running the illegal marketplace under the alias ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’ receives a vote of confidence
Refreshed Silk Road Drug Market Launches On Dark Web
Relaunched drug bazaar promises better security for dealers
Four ‘Silk Road Traders’ Arrested In The UK
So far, eight people across four different countries have been detained in connection with the illegal online marketplace
Silk Road Closure Causes Sharp Drop In Bitcoin Value
BTC goes from $142 to $118 after the FBI shuts down illegal online marketplace
Man Arrested As Underground Site Silk Road Shut Down By FBI
Man accused of being secretive website founder Dread Pirate Roberts arrested
The DEA Seizes Drug Dealer’s BitCoin Cache
In the first operation of its kind, federal agents seize virtual currency from a Silk Road trader
‘Non-Stop’ Attacks Crippling Silk Road Drug Site
Attacks over Tor on illegal drug marketplace believed to be part of extortion attempts