The staggering fall of a Bitcoin pioneer
Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem said he’d go to jail for Bitcoin if he had to. Now he might not have a choice.
On Jan 31, 2014 by [email protected]
Dread Pirate Roberts wanted to build an ‘anonymous Bitcoin exchange’
Details came out in a money laundering indictment against Charlie Shrem.
On Jan 28, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The FBI is using captured TorMail emails in criminal investigations
If you ever used TorMail, the FBI is making its way through your inbox.
On Jan 27, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The new era of organized cybercrime
The Web has caused growing pains for the entertainment, retail, and media industries—and the mafia, too.
On Jan 24, 2014 by Miles Klee
The final confessions of a Silk Road kingpin
“I’m guilty,” Steven Sadler, better known on the Deep Web as Nod, admitted in our first conversation, several weeks after he was let out on bond.
On Jan 22, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. authorities want to extradite the man they believe to be Silk Road’s Libertas
Charges of narcotics distribution and money laundering await in American courts.
On Jan 14, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Taking stock of the Silk Road in 2014
Its alleged founder is in jail, and suppliers are making deals in court.
On Jan 3, 2014 by Tim Sampson
It’s Bitcoin’s birthday today, and here’s how the Internet is celebrating
It’s been a breakout year for Bitcoin, from wild crashes and spikes to the Silk Road saga and forward-thinking brothels.
On Jan 3, 2014 by Miles Klee
Alleged Silk Road owner becomes yoga teacher in prison
Namaste.
On Jan 2, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The year the Deep Web went mainstream
The meteoric rise and ultimate fall of Silk Road cast a new light on the role of technology in the war on drugs.
On Jan 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
How many people got high thanks to Silk Road?
The number may surprise you.
On Dec 27, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Behind ‘Deep Web’: Alex Winter’s excellent Bitcoin adventure
Winter, who starred in the popular Bill and Ted franchise and made a successful documentary about Napster, takes on the Deep Web in a new film.
On Dec 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Two alleged Silk Road 2.0 administrators arrested in Ireland and U.S.
While documents are still unverified, two sources suggest the rumors of top-level arrests are true.
On Dec 20, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
4 arrested in Silk Road meth ring bust, alleged leader faces life in prison
Hammertime sold some of the best-reviewed methamphetamines on the Deep Web.
On Dec 19, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Sheep Marketplace scam reveals everything that’s wrong with the Deep Web
Did the operators of the one the Web’s largest black markets just get away with stealing nearly $100 million from their clients?
On Dec 2, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
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