The senior adviser to Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht had pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a Manhattan Federal Court. A senior adviser to the operator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a Manhattan federal court. According…
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Total darknet market sales in crypto hit a new high in 2019, for the first time surpassing $600 million, according to a new study by Chainalysis. The volume of cryptocurrency flows coming on darknet markets have doubled for the first time in four years, a new study says. In part of its 2020 Crypto Crime…
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Think tank The Rand Corporation has released a report on investigating illicit transactions on the dark web, including the use of cryptocurrencies. United States think tank The Rand Corporation has taken a closer look at the dark web, where criminal activities are difficult to discover, monitor, and investigate for law enforcement. On Nov. 20, The…
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Following a guilty plea, a U.S. court has ordered a dark web drug dealer to give up over $150,000 in Bitcoin. A United States court has ordered Christopher Bania, who recently pleaded guilty to drug distribution, to give up almost 17 Bitcoin (BTC) — worth roughly $150,000 at press time. The plea, order and sentencing…
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