Silk Road

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Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty of Operating Silk Road Dark Market
A jury in New York ruled Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht guilty on all charges including money laundering, drug trafficking and computer hacking.
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Bitcoin Trader Gets Four-Year Jail Term Over Silk Road Connection
Robert Faiella, the bitcoin trader charged alongside BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment in a New York court.
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Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Implicated in Silk Road Trial
Today in court, a witness from the US Department of Homeland Security claimed that Mark Karpeles was once suspected to be Dread Pirate Roberts.
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Silk Road Trial Begins in New York
Accused Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht stood trial today for charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the online black market.
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Charlie Shrem Saga Ends With Two-Year Sentence in New York Court
Charlie Shrem has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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SecondMarket: Syndicate Bidders Real Winners of Bitcoin Auction
SecondMarket managing director Brendan O’Connor discusses his syndicate's successful bid for 48,000 BTC confiscated from Ross Ulbricht.
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Bitcoin Investment Trust Syndicate Wins 48,000 BTC in US Marshals Auction
Bitcoin Investment Trust and SecondMarket have been revealed as the winners of 48,000 BTC confiscated from alleged Silk Road leader Ross Ulbricht.
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US Marshals: Bidder Turnout in Second Bitcoin Auction Declines Sharply
New data reveals bidder participation in the second US Marshals Service bitcoin auction has declined significantly from the first.
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Australian Federal Investigators Look at Bitcoin's Organized Crime Role
The Australian Crime Commission has launched an official investigation into bitcoin's role in organized crime activity, called 'Project Longstrike'.
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Usual Suspects Return to Bid in Latest US Marshals Bitcoin Auction
The second USMS auction of 50,000 BTC is attracting many of the same bidders, if less fanfare.
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