‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated.
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IMF Chief Christine Lagarde further states the need for crypto market regulation to protect customers and prevent money laundering in an IMF blog post.
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Jeff Sessions has called the Dark Web a “big problem” before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
20300 Europol concludes that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Zcash, Monero and Ethereum are increasingly becoming popular among the darkweb, usually associated with criminal activities due to their pseudonymous nature.
14437The police have reportedly seized a total of €400,000, including nearly €100,000 in cash that was discovered hidden behind a spare tire in a garage during the arrest.
11709US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.
12328Largest mixing service BitMixer shuts down in a matter of days, leaving users both puzzled and curious. Announcements motivated by ethical reasons to stop offering the service despite millions of dollars revenue.
23488Man from Pennsylvania was caught stealing $40 mln worth of Bitcoin.
13085AlphaBay admin bragged about a purchase of a Porsche on the Roosh V forum.
11496Darket phisher claims to have amassed $1 mln worth of Bitcoin in just 14 months
19721EU Report downplays cryptocurrency use among terrorists.
9111Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk Road takedown in 2013.
20060Users can rest assured that their funds are safe, as said by the moderators of AlphaBay.
19580Monero appears to have lost its darknet market integrations, and very well may have fallen victim to an exit scam.
7983The hard data from BraveNewCoin on Monero’s price surge charted against Brexit, the Bitfinex hack, and the AlphaBay integration.
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