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.

15537 | 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.

10141 | 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.

9249 | 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 offering the service despite millions of dollars revenue.

19863 | 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

17454 | 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 Road takedown in 2013.

17311 | 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 currently may be.

22247 | 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.

51629 | 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.

118 | 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.

1507 | 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 than BitPay, and more news

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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 applications, and more news

6

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 in-ternational news.

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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 prosecutors.

9

Crypto World Has Been Turning Into Ponzi Scheme: Opinion

JUN 17, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

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

51629 | 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 currently may be.

22247 | 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 offering the service despite millions of dollars revenue.

19863 | 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

17454 | 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 Road takedown in 2013.

17311 | 2

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.

15537 | 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.

10141 | 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.

9249 | 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.

1507 | 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.

118 | 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.

52

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 in-ternational news.

74

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 applications, and more news

6

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 prosecutors.

9

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 than BitPay, and more news

12

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.

1507 | 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.

51629 | 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 offering the service despite millions of dollars revenue.

19863 | 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.

15537 | 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 currently may be.

22247 | 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.

10141 | 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.

118 | 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 Road takedown in 2013.

17311 | 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

17454 | 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.

9249 | 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 prosecutors.

9

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 in-ternational news.

74

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 applications, and more news

6

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 than BitPay, and more news

12

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.

52