Enlarge / Bitcoin laundering concept vector illustration. reader comments 87 with 70 posters participating Share this story Federal prosecutors have recovered $3.36 billion in bitcoin that was stolen a decade ago from Silk Road, the dark web bazaar responsible for distributing massive quantities of illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to people worldwide. ..
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reader comments 103 with 82 posters participating Share this story Nearly $1 billion in bitcoin has been transferred out of a mysterious wallet that has been quiet since 2015. The haul of slightly more than 69,369 BTC—worth about $975 million at the time this post went live—was moved out in the past 24 hours, the ..
Enlarge / Max Dickstein stands with other supporters of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator and operator of the Silk Road underground market, in front of a Manhattan federal court house on the first day of jury selection for his trial on January 13, 2015 in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) An Irishman who ..
(credit: Aurich Lawson) The Department of Justice announced Friday that Ross Ulbricht’s alleged right-hand man—Roger Thomas Clark, also known as “Variety Jones”—has been extradited to the United States after being in custody in Thailand for more than 2.5 years. Federal prosecutors allege that the 54-year-old Canadian was paid “at least hundreds of thousands of dollars” ..
Enlarge / Max Dickstein stands with other supporters of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator and operator of the Silk Road underground market, in front of a Manhattan federal court house on the first day of jury selection for his trial on January 13, 2015 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images reader comments 82 Share ..