Why The Dark Net’s Most Active Market Ditched Bitcoin For Monero
Bitcoin initially became popular as a way to pay for illegal goods on the dark web marketplace the Silk Road. ...
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Bitcoin Dark Web Transacted Value Spikes By Over 65% in 2020
The cryptocurrency market is like the Wild West, where anything goes and crime is everywhere if you aren't careful. While ...
Tor Browser Malware May Have Stolen Users’ Bitcoin For Years
Researchers have identified malware associated with an unofficial version of the Tor Browser. Evidence suggests that the covert software has ...
Bitcoin Made Busting Dark Child Porn Ring Easy For US Justice Department
Bitcoin is a potentially world-changing financial technology, designed by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. But Bitcoin also brought with it the ...
Alleged Silk Road Drug Dealer Arrested For Using Bitcoin For Money Laundering
Silk Road, a dark web drug market founded by Ross Ulbricht under the pseudonymous nickname "Dread Pirate Roberts” has had ...
US Federal Attorney: Bitcoin Used to Indict Suspected Fentanyl, Proves It is No Good for Evading Authorities
Another suspected dark web drug dealer is about to stand trial because he wrongly believed Bitcoin transactions were entirely anonymous. ...
Website Providing Links to Illicit Crypto Marketplaces Seized
A website that provided a link between the regular internet and dark web marketplaces offering illegal goods and services in ...
DEA Agent: Bitcoin Now Used More for Speculation Than Drug Deals
According to a DEA agent, far more Bitcoin is being used for speculation than to facilitate crimes. That said, the ...
Mastercard CEO Calls Crypto “Junk” for Lack of Transparency and Stability
The president and CEO of Mastercard has called cryptocurrencies "junk," arguing that they don't deserve to be considered as a ...
Authorities Track Bitcoin Transactions of Dark Web Drug Dealer, Arrested
A 36-year-old French national plead guilty this week in U.S. courts for selling narcotics for Bitcoin on the dark web. ...
