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Bitcoin Remains Most Popular Digital Currency on Dark Web

Department of War Studies professors have published results of their deep dive into the Tor network.

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New York Bitcoin User Charged With Unlawful Money Transmission

A New York man has been charged with operating an unlawful money transmitting business in connection the sale of bitcoins.

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Bitcoin is Not the Root Cause of Ransomware

Coin Center research director Peter Van Valkenburgh discusses bitcoin's involvement in a new string of ransomware attacks.

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Pastor Charged With Taking Bribes from Defunct Bitcoin Exchange

A New Jersey pastor and former credit union executive has been indicted for allegedly taking bribes from the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx.

Bribery

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Russia's Central Bank to Study Blockchain Tech

The Bank of Russia has set up a working group to investigate potential applications of blockchain technology within finance.

Bank of Russia in Moscow.

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US Prosecutors Believe Ex-Secret Service Agent Stole More Bitcoin from Silk Road

The US government now believes a corrupt Secret Service agent may have stolen additional bitcoins during the Silk Road investigation.

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Chainalysis Raises $1.6 Million, Signs Cybercrime Deal with Europol

As it closes a $1.6m seed round, blockchain startup Chainalysis has agreed to assist the European Cybercrime Centre in fighting online criminals.

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Prosecutors Set to Indict Suspect in Bitcoin Mine Stabbing

Swedish prosecutors are set to indict an individual arrested following a serious assault at a data center in Boden, Sweden, used by KnCMiner.

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Corrupt Silk Road Agent Arrested in Alleged Attempt to Flee Country

A former Secret Service agent who pled guilty to crimes committed while investigating Silk Road has been arrested again.

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Europol: No Confirmed Evidence Linking Islamic State to Bitcoin

Europol has found that there is no evidence to back up reports linking the Islamic State (IS) to the use of bitcoin.

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