Dark Markets News

Tracing 66,000 Bitcoins: What We Should Learn From BTC-e Story

AUG 14, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Compliance-as-a-service company, Coinfirm claims to know where over 66,000 Bitcoins were moved after the BTC-e hack.

18846 | 9

The Dark Side Of Decentralized World

JUL 29, 2017 | Pascal Thellmann

The Blockchain technology is providing us with the bricks to build a decentralized world. This has many advantages, but there is a dark side too.

10315 | 7

Dark Web Market AlphaBay Shut Down by US Authorities

JUL 26, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.

9778 | 1

World’s Largest Bitcoin Tumbling Service Announces Sudden Shutdown

JUL 25, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

Largest mixing service BitMixer shuts down in a matter of days, leaving users both puzzled and curious. Announcements motivated by ethical reasons to stop offer...

20175 | 10

Scammer Steals $1 Mln Worth of Bitcoin in 14 Months from Alphabay Users

JUL 22, 2017 | Lisa Froelings

Darket phisher claims to have amassed $1 mln worth of Bitcoin in just 14 months

17731 | 1

Dark Market AlphaBay Goes Way Of Silk Road After Operator Found Dead

JUL 14, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk...

17533 | 2

How Bots And Black Marketers Are Influencing Bitcoin Price, Altcoins Value

JUL 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

The Bitcoin and altcoin market keep exhibiting a high level of volatility, suggesting easy manipulation by a minute segment of participants as the case currentl...

22446 | 8

Crypto World Has Been Turning Into Ponzi Scheme: Opinion

JUN 17, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Cryptocurrency use on the darkweb is beyond anyone’s control.

52289 | 22

Zimbabwe Unleashes New Dollar-Pegged Currency, Should Switch to Bitcoin Instead

DEC 03, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Zimbabwe has begun printing bond notes, allegedly pegged to the US dollar, to curb inflation, as other countries turn to Bitcoin.

147 | 2

Monero Loses Darknet Market in Apparent Exit Scam

OCT 05, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Monero appears to have lost its darknet market integrations, and very well may have fallen victim to an exit scam.

1906 | 71

The Dark Market OpenBazaar To Become an Advanced eBay, not the Next Silk Road

MAR 22, 2016 | Joseph Young

OpenBazaar is growing to be a more refined, robust, secure and efficient version of eBay.

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AUG 17 DIGEST: Bitcoin XT Released, Reddit Mods Accused of Censorship, and Dark Web Markets Processed more Bitcoin than BitPay in 2014

AUG 17, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Mike Hearn and Gavin Andresen have launched Bitcoin XT, new research has found that marketplaces on the dark web frequently process more bitcoin transactions th...

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AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUG 14, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit has revealed that it won't use Bitcoin for its upcoming Bankchain project, the NYDFS has so far received 22 BitLicense app...

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Police Confiscate 11,000 Bitcoin Wallets; Shut Down Dark Web Site

AUG 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

As the final legal chapters close on Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road website held within the “Dark Web”, the proliferation of many, many more dark markets is making i...

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Another US Secret Agent to Plead Guilty to Silk Road Bitcoin Theft

JUN 24, 2015 | Joseph Young

Carl Force, a member of Baltimore’s Silk Road task force and former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has finally plead for an agreement with prosecuto...

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Crypto World Has Been Turning Into Ponzi Scheme: Opinion

JUN 17, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Cryptocurrency use on the darkweb is beyond anyone’s control.

52289 | 22

How Bots And Black Marketers Are Influencing Bitcoin Price, Altcoins Value

JUL 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

The Bitcoin and altcoin market keep exhibiting a high level of volatility, suggesting easy manipulation by a minute segment of participants as the case currentl...

22446 | 8

World’s Largest Bitcoin Tumbling Service Announces Sudden Shutdown

JUL 25, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

Largest mixing service BitMixer shuts down in a matter of days, leaving users both puzzled and curious. Announcements motivated by ethical reasons to stop offer...

20175 | 10

Tracing 66,000 Bitcoins: What We Should Learn From BTC-e Story

AUG 14, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Compliance-as-a-service company, Coinfirm claims to know where over 66,000 Bitcoins were moved after the BTC-e hack.

18846 | 9

Scammer Steals $1 Mln Worth of Bitcoin in 14 Months from Alphabay Users

JUL 22, 2017 | Lisa Froelings

Darket phisher claims to have amassed $1 mln worth of Bitcoin in just 14 months

17731 | 1

Dark Market AlphaBay Goes Way Of Silk Road After Operator Found Dead

JUL 14, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk...

17533 | 2

The Dark Side Of Decentralized World

JUL 29, 2017 | Pascal Thellmann

The Blockchain technology is providing us with the bricks to build a decentralized world. This has many advantages, but there is a dark side too.

10315 | 7

Dark Web Market AlphaBay Shut Down by US Authorities

JUL 26, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.

9778 | 1

Monero Loses Darknet Market in Apparent Exit Scam

OCT 05, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Monero appears to have lost its darknet market integrations, and very well may have fallen victim to an exit scam.

1906 | 71

Zimbabwe Unleashes New Dollar-Pegged Currency, Should Switch to Bitcoin Instead

DEC 03, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Zimbabwe has begun printing bond notes, allegedly pegged to the US dollar, to curb inflation, as other countries turn to Bitcoin.

147 | 2

The Dark Market OpenBazaar To Become an Advanced eBay, not the Next Silk Road

MAR 22, 2016 | Joseph Young

OpenBazaar is growing to be a more refined, robust, secure and efficient version of eBay.

67

Police Confiscate 11,000 Bitcoin Wallets; Shut Down Dark Web Site

AUG 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

As the final legal chapters close on Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road website held within the “Dark Web”, the proliferation of many, many more dark markets is making i...

4

AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUG 14, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit has revealed that it won't use Bitcoin for its upcoming Bankchain project, the NYDFS has so far received 22 BitLicense app...

1

Another US Secret Agent to Plead Guilty to Silk Road Bitcoin Theft

JUN 24, 2015 | Joseph Young

Carl Force, a member of Baltimore’s Silk Road task force and former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has finally plead for an agreement with prosecuto...

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AUG 17 DIGEST: Bitcoin XT Released, Reddit Mods Accused of Censorship, and Dark Web Markets Processed more Bitcoin than BitPay in 2014

AUG 17, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Mike Hearn and Gavin Andresen have launched Bitcoin XT, new research has found that marketplaces on the dark web frequently process more bitcoin transactions th...

–

Monero Loses Darknet Market in Apparent Exit Scam

OCT 05, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Monero appears to have lost its darknet market integrations, and very well may have fallen victim to an exit scam.

1906 | 71

Crypto World Has Been Turning Into Ponzi Scheme: Opinion

JUN 17, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Cryptocurrency use on the darkweb is beyond anyone’s control.

52289 | 22

World’s Largest Bitcoin Tumbling Service Announces Sudden Shutdown

JUL 25, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

Largest mixing service BitMixer shuts down in a matter of days, leaving users both puzzled and curious. Announcements motivated by ethical reasons to stop offer...

20175 | 10

Tracing 66,000 Bitcoins: What We Should Learn From BTC-e Story

AUG 14, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Compliance-as-a-service company, Coinfirm claims to know where over 66,000 Bitcoins were moved after the BTC-e hack.

18846 | 9

How Bots And Black Marketers Are Influencing Bitcoin Price, Altcoins Value

JUL 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

The Bitcoin and altcoin market keep exhibiting a high level of volatility, suggesting easy manipulation by a minute segment of participants as the case currentl...

22446 | 8

The Dark Side Of Decentralized World

JUL 29, 2017 | Pascal Thellmann

The Blockchain technology is providing us with the bricks to build a decentralized world. This has many advantages, but there is a dark side too.

10315 | 7

Zimbabwe Unleashes New Dollar-Pegged Currency, Should Switch to Bitcoin Instead

DEC 03, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Zimbabwe has begun printing bond notes, allegedly pegged to the US dollar, to curb inflation, as other countries turn to Bitcoin.

147 | 2

Dark Market AlphaBay Goes Way Of Silk Road After Operator Found Dead

JUL 14, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk...

17533 | 2

Scammer Steals $1 Mln Worth of Bitcoin in 14 Months from Alphabay Users

JUL 22, 2017 | Lisa Froelings

Darket phisher claims to have amassed $1 mln worth of Bitcoin in just 14 months

17731 | 1

Dark Web Market AlphaBay Shut Down by US Authorities

JUL 26, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.

9778 | 1

Another US Secret Agent to Plead Guilty to Silk Road Bitcoin Theft

JUN 24, 2015 | Joseph Young

Carl Force, a member of Baltimore’s Silk Road task force and former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has finally plead for an agreement with prosecuto...

–

Police Confiscate 11,000 Bitcoin Wallets; Shut Down Dark Web Site

AUG 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

As the final legal chapters close on Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road website held within the “Dark Web”, the proliferation of many, many more dark markets is making i...

4

AUGUST 14 DIGEST: itBit Won't Use Bitcoin for its Banking Project and 22 Bitcoin Companies Have Applied for the BitLicense

AUG 14, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit has revealed that it won't use Bitcoin for its upcoming Bankchain project, the NYDFS has so far received 22 BitLicense app...

1

AUG 17 DIGEST: Bitcoin XT Released, Reddit Mods Accused of Censorship, and Dark Web Markets Processed more Bitcoin than BitPay in 2014

AUG 17, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Mike Hearn and Gavin Andresen have launched Bitcoin XT, new research has found that marketplaces on the dark web frequently process more bitcoin transactions th...

–

The Dark Market OpenBazaar To Become an Advanced eBay, not the Next Silk Road

MAR 22, 2016 | Joseph Young

OpenBazaar is growing to be a more refined, robust, secure and efficient version of eBay.

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