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Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form

Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form

APR 07, 2016 | Charlie McCombie

Rumour has long been that Homeland Security in the United States has been interested in Bitcoin’s role in the buying and selling of drugs and other illegal goods and services.

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Interpol Trains Police Officers to Use Cryptocurrency and the Darknet

Interpol Trains Police Officers to Use Cryptocurrency and the Darknet

AUG 26, 2015 | Joseph Young

INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation has recently completed a specialized training to identify the methods and strategies used to avoid detection on the Darknet, which often use non-standard communications protocols and ports.

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Dept of Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Outpost, Cites Encryption’s ‘Real Challenge’ for Govt

Dept of Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Outpost, Cites Encryption’s ‘Real Challenge’ for Govt

APR 22, 2015 | William Suberg

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reached out to Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to maintain ease of access to encrypted data.

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MAR 31 DIGEST: Former Feds Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins, 2/3 of All Bitcoins Have Been Mined

MAR 31 DIGEST: Former Feds Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins, 2/3 of All Bitcoins Have Been Mined

MAR 31, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The task force DEA agent who worked on the Silk Road case allegedly extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ulbricht, two-thirds of bitcoins have now been mined and more top stories for March 31.

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Justice Dept.: Digital currencies attract money criminals

Justice Dept.: Digital currencies attract money criminals

NOV 19, 2013 | Eric Barrier

A spokesman for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division told a Senate subcommittee hearing that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are vulnerable to organized crime.

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Regulation: It’s Coming

Regulation: It’s Coming

NOV 18, 2013 | Eric Barrier

CoinDesk’s Danny Bradbury asks an important question in light of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ hearing on Bitcoin: Is all of this even necessary?

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Chairman Carper statement on the unveiling of the so-called “Silk Road 2.0” website

Chairman Carper statement on the unveiling of the so-called “Silk Road 2.0” website

NOV 06, 2013 | Darya Alyokhina

Today, on November 6, 2013, Senator Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee provided information about the launch of the Silk Road.

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Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form

Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form

APR 07, 2016 | Charlie McCombie

Rumour has long been that Homeland Security in the United States has been interested in Bitcoin’s role in the buying and selling of drugs and other illegal goods and services.

 2319   |    1
Interpol Trains Police Officers to Use Cryptocurrency and the Darknet

Interpol Trains Police Officers to Use Cryptocurrency and the Darknet

AUG 26, 2015 | Joseph Young

INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation has recently completed a specialized training to identify the methods and strategies used to avoid detection on the Darknet, which often use non-standard communications protocols and ports.

 191
Dept of Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Outpost, Cites Encryption’s ‘Real Challenge’ for Govt

Dept of Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Outpost, Cites Encryption’s ‘Real Challenge’ for Govt

APR 22, 2015 | William Suberg

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reached out to Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to maintain ease of access to encrypted data.

 60
Justice Dept.: Digital currencies attract money criminals

Justice Dept.: Digital currencies attract money criminals

NOV 19, 2013 | Eric Barrier

A spokesman for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division told a Senate subcommittee hearing that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are vulnerable to organized crime.

 10
Regulation: It’s Coming

Regulation: It’s Coming

NOV 18, 2013 | Eric Barrier

CoinDesk’s Danny Bradbury asks an important question in light of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ hearing on Bitcoin: Is all of this even necessary?

 12
MAR 31 DIGEST: Former Feds Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins, 2/3 of All Bitcoins Have Been Mined

MAR 31 DIGEST: Former Feds Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins, 2/3 of All Bitcoins Have Been Mined

MAR 31, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The task force DEA agent who worked on the Silk Road case allegedly extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ulbricht, two-thirds of bitcoins have now been mined and more top stories for March 31.

 41
Chairman Carper statement on the unveiling of the so-called “Silk Road 2.0” website

Chairman Carper statement on the unveiling of the so-called “Silk Road 2.0” website

NOV 06, 2013 | Darya Alyokhina

Today, on November 6, 2013, Senator Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee provided information about the launch of the Silk Road.

 6
Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form

Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form

APR 07, 2016 | Charlie McCombie

Rumour has long been that Homeland Security in the United States has been interested in Bitcoin’s role in the buying and selling of drugs and other illegal goods and services.

 2319   |    1
Interpol Trains Police Officers to Use Cryptocurrency and the Darknet

Interpol Trains Police Officers to Use Cryptocurrency and the Darknet

AUG 26, 2015 | Joseph Young

INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation has recently completed a specialized training to identify the methods and strategies used to avoid detection on the Darknet, which often use non-standard communications protocols and ports.

 191
Regulation: It’s Coming

Regulation: It’s Coming

NOV 18, 2013 | Eric Barrier

CoinDesk’s Danny Bradbury asks an important question in light of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ hearing on Bitcoin: Is all of this even necessary?

 12
Dept of Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Outpost, Cites Encryption’s ‘Real Challenge’ for Govt

Dept of Homeland Security to Open Silicon Valley Outpost, Cites Encryption’s ‘Real Challenge’ for Govt

APR 22, 2015 | William Suberg

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reached out to Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to maintain ease of access to encrypted data.

 60
Justice Dept.: Digital currencies attract money criminals

Justice Dept.: Digital currencies attract money criminals

NOV 19, 2013 | Eric Barrier

A spokesman for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division told a Senate subcommittee hearing that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin are vulnerable to organized crime.

 10
MAR 31 DIGEST: Former Feds Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins, 2/3 of All Bitcoins Have Been Mined

MAR 31 DIGEST: Former Feds Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins, 2/3 of All Bitcoins Have Been Mined

MAR 31, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The task force DEA agent who worked on the Silk Road case allegedly extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ulbricht, two-thirds of bitcoins have now been mined and more top stories for March 31.

 41
Chairman Carper statement on the unveiling of the so-called “Silk Road 2.0” website

Chairman Carper statement on the unveiling of the so-called “Silk Road 2.0” website

NOV 06, 2013 | Darya Alyokhina

Today, on November 6, 2013, Senator Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee provided information about the launch of the Silk Road.

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