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Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered the well-preserved remains of a cat that died over 1,000 years ago…
May 3 2019
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Police from around the world shut down the biggest active black market on the dark web this month, according to…
Nov 7 2017
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Secret Service Agent Who Stole Silk Road Bitcoins Sentenced to Two More Years for Stealing Even More
Shaun Bridges, the 35-year-old Secret Service agent from Baltimore who was sentenced to 71 months in prison in 2016…
Sep 21 2016
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Aug 23 2016
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An anonymous bidder purchased 2,700 bitcoins worth about $1.6 million in an anonymous auction held by US Marshals…
Jul 23 2016
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As the TV show Scrubs once said, “everything comes down to poo.” This is true in sitcom land, but also in science.
Dec 7 2015
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Former Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges is going to prison for 71 months, or nearly six years, for stealing over…
Aug 2 2015
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The arrest, trial and conviction of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht — and his sentence of life in prison — was a…
Jul 1 2015
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One of the two government officials charged with some shady dealings during the investigation of Silk Road pleaded…
Jun 10 2015
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Over at Bloomberg, Virginia Postrel writes about a grand jury subpoena issued to unmask the identities of anonymous…
Jun 4 2015
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Online drug sales gained notoriety thanks to the Silk Road market, but the buying and selling of illegal…
Jun 2 2015
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The darknet is often sensationalized as a digital haven for crooks, perverts, freaks, and anarchists, but it’s also…
May 29 2015
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Ross Ulbricht, the California hippie convicted for founding notorious online drug market Silk Road, has been…
Apr 28 2015
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The Silk Road’s convicted kingpin won’t get a new trial, a judge ruled today. A motion for retrial filed by Ross…
Mar 30 2015
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Two former federal agents have been charged with fraud and money laundering while they were working on a task force…
Mar 30 2015
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Two former federal agents who investigated the Silk Road, the infamous online drug marketplace seized by the FBI in…
Mar 18 2015
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It took less than four hours for jurors to agree that Ross Ulbricht was the man behind the persona of Silk Road…
Mar 18 2015
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Evolution, the most popular online drug market since the Silk Road, has disappeared without warning. Users say $12…
Mar 9 2015
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It only took a few hours for a jury to convict Ross Ulbricht of running the infamous online drug marketplace Silk…
Feb 18 2015
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If you've always wanted to dabble in cryptocurrency speculation but you were just waiting until you could acquire…