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Bitcoin Use on Darknet Markets Jumps 65% to Over $400 Million in First Quarter
21.5.2020
Bitcoin transactions on darknet markets jumped 65% in value during the first quarter to $411 million, according to research by a blockchain analytics firm. The amount of bitcoin sent from darknet entities to mixers also grew rapidly as exchanges with verification requirements became less popular...
MyCryptoMixer 2020 – The Best Bitcoin Mixer Necessary To Protect User’s Anonymity and Privacy
5.5.2020
Governments and law enforcement agencies have been alerted to the possible illicit use of the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies ever since the notorious darknet marketplace Silk Road was shut down permanently by FBI, which seized more than 144,000 BTC derived from transactions made...
On the Darknet Side: The Role of Crypto as a Means of Exchange
2.5.2020
Why is Bitcoin popular among cybercriminals, and what is the future of cryptocurrencies in the darknet?
New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
28.4.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel
New York Crypto Regulator Adds Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
28.4.2020
New York regulator that issues BitLicences adds a former Silk Road investigator to its legal team
No Visits, No Parole: Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19
27.4.2020
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is in his seventh year behind bars. His mom Lyn continues to campaign for his release, despite rough odds and no visitation rights during coronavirus
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht: 'The Sky is the Limit' for Bitcoin
27.4.2020
Writing from prison, Ross Ulbricht predicts the third wave of Bitcoin may result in prices rarely dropping below $20,000
Criminals Are Selling Covid-19 Infected Blood on the Darknet
15.4.2020
A vendor claims to have listed his father’s coronavirus-infected blood on the darknet
61-Year-Old Silk Road Vendor to Stay in Prison Despite COVID-19
14.4.2020
A judge ruled that the vendor is in “reasonably good health” and this his argument would justify the release of every single federal in-mate over the age of 60
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht: Bitcoin Price Could Drop to $3,200
14.4.2020
The incarcerated Silk Road founder sees a Bitcoin peak over $14,000 as “very unlikely” for 2020 and predicts it bottoming out at $3,200
Ross Ulbricht’s 9th Price Analysis Predicts Bitcoin Prices Below $3,000
13.4.2020
The founder of the Silk Road marketplace, Ross Ulbricht, has published another analysis that attempts to predict the price of bitcoin. Ulbricht started sharing his price examinations last December and he leveraged the patterns of Elliott Wave theory to bolster his forecast. Also read: Bitcoin...
The Vacate Manifesto: How Today’s Technology Can Solidify Abolitionist Goals
12.4.2020
20 years ago the cypherpunks of the new internet era came up with vast ideas describing privacy, anonymity, and encryption. Some of them brought these ideas to practice. ***The following is a featured manifesto written in 2015 by Jamie Redman that first appeared on the website notbeinggoverned.com...
Silk Road Vendor Seeks Release From Jail Fearing COVID-19 Outbreak
9.4.2020
A former toy merchant-turned-Silk Road vendor is seeking compassionate release from jail amid the coronavirus pandemic
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Spends Seventh Birthday in a Row in Jail
28.3.2020
Ross Ulbricht turns 36 today
Vermont Rapper Releases Hip Hop Track ‘#Freeross,’ Ulbricht Petition Nears 300K Signatures
27.3.2020
Southern Vermont-based hip-hop artist, Krypto Man, has released a new single called “#Freeross” in hopes to get Ross Ulbricht released from prison. Krypto Man is a well known rapper on the east coast and revenue from the song will be donated to the nonprofit Freeross.org. Ross Ulbricht...
How to Buy Weed With Bitcoin
25.3.2020
So you’ve got a little bitcoin to your name but are all out of weed. What you gonna do? Well, if you’re fortunate enough to live in a region where marijuana is legal, there are ways to exchange the two. While if you don’t inhabit such an enlightened area, rumor has it there...
Online Petition Asking for Ross Ulbricht’s Release Gathers 275K Signatures
23.3.2020
More than 275,000 have signed an online petition calling for the release of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
Silk Road Mentor’s Arrest Rekindles Tales of Rogue Agents and Pirate’s Treasure
3.2.2020
On January 30, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) revealed that Roger Clark, the alleged senior advisor to the Silk Road marketplace, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics. Clark, otherwise known as ‘Variety...
Darknet Users Discuss the Connection Between DDoS Attacks and Exit Scams
1.2.2020
During the last few weeks, a number of darknet markets (DNMs) like Dread and Empire have been attacked relentlessly with heavy DDoS attacks. Meanwhile, reports disclose that Apollon is allegedly pulling an exit scam in the same fashion as Nightmare Market did last year. Darknetstats.com details...
Listen to Elon Musk’s Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup
31.1.2020
We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000