FBI: The facts are not at all what Ulbricht imagines them to be… the Silk Road server was located not by the NSA but by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, using perfectly lawful means.
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Federal prosecutors probe Bitcoin exchanges for possible Silk Road ties
Manhattan federal prosecutors have opened a new investigation front targeting Bitcoin exchanges by issuing subpoenas, claims a new report. Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that the US…
Silk Road-like Sheep Marketplace scams users; over 39k Bitcoins worth $40 million stolen
Bitcoin doesn’t fail to make it to the headlines every single day – either because of the exchange rate or some kind of hack – and today it is because of a…
Feds seize 144,336 bitcoins valued at $28 million from Silk Road founder
US authorities have claimed to have seized 144,336 bitcoins valued at $28 million from a computer hardware belonging to Silk Road founder Ross William Ulbricht aka “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Feds seized Silk…
Silk Road founder arrested, domain seized
It seems that FBI, in its latest crackdown of internet domains involved in trade of illegal and banned products, has seized Silk Road domain and has reportedly arrested its founder Ross Ulbricht….