Silk Road weed dealer fights Vancouver police over $2.6M in seized Bitcoin

2019-6-29 17:07

Vancouver police have been accused of misleading a justice of the peace in a plot to seize $2. 6 million (CAD$3. 5 million) in Bitcoin owned by a dark web marijuana trafficker, CBC reports. Authorities believe the Bitcoin, found on hard drives seized in 2013, to be the proceeds of illegal activity — specifically the selling of large amounts of cannabis via seminal dark web marketplace Silk Road.

On the other hand, the trafficker (D. A. L. ) says investigators applied to keep the hard drives despite receiving separate orders to return them – allegations reportedly deemed “extremely serious” in a ruling this week. In 2013,…

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Europol: Bitcoin is the still the dark web’s favorite cryptocurrency

Bitcoin is still very much the dark web‘s favorite cryptocurrency, but those looking to cover their tracks are slowly learning to use privacy-focused alternatives. “While we have previously reported a small shift towards more privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, Bitcoin still remains the currency of choice for both legitimate and criminal use,” reports Europol with its latest assessment of internet-based organised crime.

2019-10-14 15:45


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The blockchain can’t change the world, but it’s a good start

It’s hard to find a tech news site that doesn’t have at least one article in the headlines about how blockchain is going to change the world. The decentralized technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been credited with the potential not only to disrupt our modern banking system, but to completely revolutionize industries like healthcare, investing, messaging, and even voting.

2018-10-2 21:13


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Blockchain.io wants to reshape your experience with cryptocurrencies

The world of cryptocurrencies has come a long way since the invention of Bitcoin in 2008. It still has a long way to go. As a new user who wants to become engaged in the industry, you must navigate your way through thousands of coins, dozens of exchanges, a patchwork of regulations, all the while dodging ICO scams and making sure your digital fortune is secure.

2018-9-27 01:00


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Mt. Gox’s largest trustee unloads another $230M worth of Bitcoin, and nobody knows why

The Mt. Gox saga keeps dragging on. The now defunct cryptocurrency exchange’s largest trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has sold off another $230 million (26 billion yen) worth of Bitcoin. Kobayahsi – who is known as the “Tokyo Whale” in cryptocurrency circles – has been selling off the cryptocurrency since early March following the 10th creditors meeting, Bloomberg reports.

2018-9-25 16:09


Google удаляет криптокошельки из Play Store

Google удалил из Play Store три приложения криптовалютных кошельков: Bitcoin. com, CoPay и BitPay, – сообщило издание Next Web 14-го сентября. Причины удаления приложений не ясны, однако Роджер Вер, основатель Bitcoin Cash, обвинил во всем новую политику компании и некомпетентность сотрудников: «Google сообщил нам, что это произошло, так как они более не размещают приложения для криптовалютного майнинга.

2018-9-14 16:03


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