silk road
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Whoops: U.S. Feds Fall for Crypto Scam, Hand Fraudster $US55,000 in Stolen Funds
The same federal agency that once helped bring down the biggest crypto-based dark web drug marketplace Silk Road got swindled by one of the oldest tricks in the crypto scammer playbook. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reportedly handed a fraudster a little more than $US55,000 in confiscated crypto funds after it was duped by a…
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One Of The Largest Dark Net Markets ‘Of All Time’ Falls To Police
Police from around the world shut down the biggest active black market on the dark web this month, according to announcements from law enforcement agencies in the United States, Germany and the Netherlands released late this week.
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The US Feds Just Turned A $2 Million Profit On Seized Silk Road Bitcoin
An anonymous bidder purchased 2700 bitcoins worth about $2 million in an anonymous auction held by US Marshals Service on Monday. The Feds confirmed the sale to CoinDesk, a site that reports on the digital currency, and said that four bids were received in the auction.
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Remember How The First Thing Ever Sold Online Was A Baggie Of Weed?
Online drug sales gained notoriety thanks to the Silk Road market, but the buying and selling of illegal mood-altering substances through computers goes a lot farther back. In fact, the very first online transaction was a drug deal.