‘Silk Road’ Drug Bust | Online Heroin, Cocaine Market Brought Down
The Young Turks, Published on Oct 2, 2013 “The FBI has arrested the San Francisco man they say ran Silk Road, the notorious underground digital bazaar that allowed traffickers to anonymously peddle...
View ArticleBitcoin Seized – Its Days are Numbered
armstrongeconomics.com / by Martin Armstrong / October 4, 2013 U.S. agents have shut down what became known as the Silk Road Bitcoin Site where hackers and drug dealers sold their illegal wares using...
View ArticleBitcoin And The Black Market: The Ties That Bind
readwrite.com / By Lauren Orsini / October 08, 2013 This past week produced an intriguing illustration of the black market’s influence on Bitcoin valuation. The anonymous crypto-currency’s value...
View ArticleBecause I am a large exchanger of bitcoins my bank account was frozen and I...
reddit.com/r/Bitcoin / by Lubeplease / October 16, 2013 Using a throwaway obviously to protect my identity. Some background: I am currently living in germany, but from another country. I purchased my...
View ArticleFBI Silk Road shutdown will have little impact on Bitcoin cyber rackets
v3.co.uk / by Alastair Stevenson / 15 Oct 2013 The FBI-led shutdown of the notorious Silk Road cyber black market will have little impact on criminals’ Bitcoin-focused online activities, according to...
View ArticleEd and Ethan’s Daily Bitcoin Update October 17th, 2013
EdandEthan, Published on Oct 17, 2013 After talking about decentralized exchanges, Ethan feels the desire to respond to some criticisms. What about AML or KYC laws? Who will stop money laundering on a...
View ArticleWikipedia : “Bitcoins have been associated with illegal online activity such...
reddit.com/r/Bitcoin / by bhafner / October 18, 2013 I think this sentence in the Wikipedia intro of Bitcoin is irrelevant. The USD as well as been used in illegal online money laundering, but I don’t...
View ArticleCR The New Home of the Bitcoin Currency?
costaricantimes.com / by Dan Stevens / October 22, 2013 Costa Rica News - Some say controversy is the best form of free advertising. Such seems to be the case ever since the FBI arrested Ross William...
View ArticleBitmarkers wants to move money in bitcoin for in-casino gambling
coindesk.com / By Daniel Cawrey / October 23, 2013 at 16:13 BST At first blush, bitcoin and gambling seem like a pretty comfortable pair and it seems to be flourishing. The concept of bitcoin and...
View ArticleAfter the Demise of Liberty Reserve, Co-Founder Vladimir Kats Pleads Guilty...
forexmagnates.com / by Steven Hatzakis / November 1, 2013 As part of the story that had received wide coverage, after shocking FX traders who relied heavily on the 3rd party provider of payments,...
View ArticleDon’t Expect Bitcoin to Die Off Anytime Soon
foxbusiness.com / By Jennifer Booton / November 11, 2013 It’s only been a month since authorities took down Silk Road and a week since Liberty Reserve pleaded guilty to money laundering, but bitcoin’s...
View ArticleFamiliar Price Gains, Updated Infrastructure: A Look at the Bitcoin Economy...
thegenesisblock.com / By Jonathan Stacke / Nov 9, 2013 The recent climb in bitcoin’s exchange rate has driven heavy attention from media and investors. As the second time this has occurred at such...
View ArticleBitCoin Buyers See a $420 High, Just the Start
finance.yahoo.com / By Brian Bolan | Zacks – 4 hours ago Maybe most of you have heard of BitCoin and just figured that its something that is beyond your reach or just not something you should care...
View ArticleBitcoin, virtual currencies vulnerable to money laundering
afr.com / By ARUNA VISWANATHA / 19 NOV 2013 03:57:00 Virtual currencies may give consumers a cheap, efficient and convenient way to move money, but those same attributes make them appealing to...
View ArticleCentral bank keeping close eye on Bitcoin development: governor
focustaiwan.tw / By Kao Chao-fen and Sofia Wu / 2013/11/20 15:09:40 Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) The head of Taiwan’s central bank said Wednesday that the bank is keeping close tabs on the development of...
View ArticleChina Restricts Banks’ Use of Bitcoin
nytimes.com / By GERRY MULLANY / December 5, 2013 HONG KONG — China moved on Thursday to restrict its banks from using Bitcoin as currency, citing concerns about money laundering and a threat to...
View ArticleBitcoin Grows Up But That Means FBAR Filings
forbes.com / By Robert W. Wood / December 6, 2013 9:18AM Remember when you got out of school and started having to abide by all sorts of rules? Bitcoin and its aficionados probably feel that way,...
View ArticleBitcoin puzzles regulators; advisory likely to warn of risks
economictimes.indiatimes.com / By PTI / 8 Dec, 2013, 03.11PM IST NEW DELHI: As regulatory glare increases on Bitcoin globally and its exchange rates become extremely volatile, Indian authorities may...
View ArticleBitcoin Launders Your Dirty Money
bitcoinmagazine.com / by JASON M. TYRA / DECEMBER 14, 2013 …but it doesn’t come out very clean In recent months, the public perception of Bitcoin has developed from little-known tech curiosity into...
View ArticleDubious ‘bankster’ behind Russia’s bid to be first to trademark Bitcoin
rt.com / December 17, 2013 10:45 The chief of a bank that was shut down over money laundering has reportedly applied to register the trademark for the popular cryptocurrency bitcoin. If successful,...
View ArticleFeds stole my $33M bitcoins booty: Silk Road ‘pirate’
Ross Ulbricht says the government seized $33.6 million in bitcoins from him. nypost.com / By Rich Calder / December 23, 2013 | 4:48am The Internet “pirate” accused of running the notorious...
View ArticleBitcoin operators shut shops in India amid RBI warning
thehindu.com / December 26, 2013 18:10 IST A number of bitcoin operators in India have begun suspending their business following RBI’s warning against use of such virtual currencies due to potential...
View ArticleArrested by the police for localbitcoins business
reddit.com/r/Bitcoin / by throw_localbitcoins / December 25, 2013 Here’s a little PSA: beware who you’re dealing with on localbitcoins.com. Here’s my story with a tldr. In September and October, I...
View ArticleBitcoin exchanges in India suspend services as authorities crack down on the...
thenextweb.com / By Jon Russell / 27 Dec ’13 , 10:21am A number of Bitcoin exchanges in India have suspended their services days after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warned that use of the...
View ArticleBitcoin gang gets 67 new e-currencies; value grows to $13 billion
economictimes.indiatimes.com / By PTI | 30 Dec, 2013, 01.20AM IST NEW DELHI: As regulatory glare intensifies on bitcoins due to possible money laundering, cyber security and other risks, over five...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of Bitcoin again?
gigaom.com / by David Meyer / January 2, 2014 Last April I wrote that we should care about Bitcoin because it represented a new conception of currency, one untethered by traditional restrictions like...
View ArticleWill the bitcoin bite the dust?
japantimes.co.jp / by Kevin Rafferty / Jan 7, 2014 Kevin Rafferty is a professor at the Institute for Academic Initiatives at Osaka University. He served on the World Bank staff in Washington from...
View ArticleBitcoin Foundation vice chair arrested for money laundering
theguardian.com, / Alex Hern / Monday 27 January 2014 11.51 EST Charlie Shrem stands accused of knowingly selling over $1m of bitcoins to users of the Silk Road online black-marketplace The vice chair...
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