Silk Road News

Silk Road was an online black market operating in the darknet. Users could access it via Tor, a highly encrypted anonymity network, and offer any kind of goods for sale, including items which are illegal in some jurisdictions, such as drugs or firearms. All transactions between the buyers and sellers were conducted via Bitcoin, thanks to the cryptocurrency's anonymous nature. After achieving a certain level of popularity, it has come under the attention of the FBI, which resulted in an investigation and the ultimate arrest of Silk Road's founder Ross Ulbricht, and the shutdown of the service itself.

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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.

9197 | 1

Tim Draper Acquires 10% of Anti-Email Spam Blockchain Project Credo

JUL 22, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Will this anti-spam project follow the footsteps of Tezos as Tim Draper invests in their project ahead of ICO schedule.

10657 | 2

Cryptocurrency Adoption Low Amongst Terrorists, Cash Is King

JUL 19, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

EU Report downplays cryptocurrency use among terrorists.

6437 | 1

How to Fight Al-Qaeda and ISIS Using Bitcoin And Shift Balance of Power

JUL 17, 2017 | Guest Author

Virtual currency won’t make it easier for terrorists, but actually harder. Send Bitcoin undercover today to fight the war on terror

13848 | 6

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.

17299 | 2

Mysterious Ethereum Millionaire Sparks New Debate on Anonymity

JUL 11, 2017 | Darryn Pollock

A mysterious Ethereum trader has boasted about earning $283 mln in just one month which renewed concerns about the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies.

21297 | 7

Bitcoin is Not Responsible for Online Drug Dealing

JUN 15, 2017 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

We must address the elephant in the room and tackle the real issue why drugs are being sold online.

23941 | 2

Bitcoin Badman Silk Road Prosecutor Bharara Fired In New Trump Shake-Up

MAR 13, 2017 | William Suberg

Ross Ulbricht prosecutor Preet Bharara is no longer a New York attorney after Donald Trump fired him Friday.

108 | 1

Third Corrupt U.S. Government Agent Discovered in Silk Road Case

NOV 30, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Lawyers representing former Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht announced via press conference that they believe they have discovered another corrupt government agent involved in the case.

159 | 1

Coen Brothers Take Silk Road Story to Big Screen, Oscar in View

OCT 15, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The true story of Silk Road's creator Ross Ulbricht to be made a Fox thriller.

13

Author of ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’: Silk Road was Proof of Concept

AUG 20, 2016 | Amelia Tomasicchio

CoinTelegraph spoke to the writer and associate producer of TV movie documentary ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’ (2016) Yuval Orr about Silk Road, crypto-anarchists and more.

47 | 1

Wanted: Alleged Silk Road Administrator! Irish High Court Orders Extradition

AUG 14, 2016 | Niall Maye

The Irish High Court has ordered the extradition to the United States of Gary Davis, who is alleged to have been an administrator of the Silk Road website.

14

Blockchain Intelligence Firm Elliptic to Track Bitcoiners Buying Child Abuse Content

JUL 08, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Elliptic’s partnership with IWF would likely be the beginning of Bitcoin being less attractive to a variety of users, including those who want it for illegal and ideological reasons.

10

Federal Agent Charged in Silk Road Bitcoin Theft Accused of Stealing More

JUL 04, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

A corrupt federal agent charged with theft while investigating the Silk Road case has been accused of stealing a further $700,000 in Bitcoin.

10

Silk Road-Related Auction, Bitfinex Timeout Responsible for Slide in Bitcoin Price

JUN 21, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

A Bitfinex maintenance delay and the auctioning off about $19 mln worth of Silk-Road-related Bitcoins thought responsible for the drop in the price of Bitcoin on Monday and Tuesday.

12

Bitcoin is Not Responsible for Online Drug Dealing

JUN 15, 2017 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

We must address the elephant in the room and tackle the real issue why drugs are being sold online.

23941 | 2

Mysterious Ethereum Millionaire Sparks New Debate on Anonymity

JUL 11, 2017 | Darryn Pollock

A mysterious Ethereum trader has boasted about earning $283 mln in just one month which renewed concerns about the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies.

21297 | 7

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.

17299 | 2

How to Fight Al-Qaeda and ISIS Using Bitcoin And Shift Balance of Power

JUL 17, 2017 | Guest Author

Virtual currency won’t make it easier for terrorists, but actually harder. Send Bitcoin undercover today to fight the war on terror

13848 | 6

Tim Draper Acquires 10% of Anti-Email Spam Blockchain Project Credo

JUL 22, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Will this anti-spam project follow the footsteps of Tezos as Tim Draper invests in their project ahead of ICO schedule.

10657 | 2

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.

9197 | 1

Cryptocurrency Adoption Low Amongst Terrorists, Cash Is King

JUL 19, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

EU Report downplays cryptocurrency use among terrorists.

6437 | 1

Third Corrupt U.S. Government Agent Discovered in Silk Road Case

NOV 30, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Lawyers representing former Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht announced via press conference that they believe they have discovered another corrupt government agent involved in the case.

159 | 1

Bitcoin Badman Silk Road Prosecutor Bharara Fired In New Trump Shake-Up

MAR 13, 2017 | William Suberg

Ross Ulbricht prosecutor Preet Bharara is no longer a New York attorney after Donald Trump fired him Friday.

108 | 1

Author of ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’: Silk Road was Proof of Concept

AUG 20, 2016 | Amelia Tomasicchio

CoinTelegraph spoke to the writer and associate producer of TV movie documentary ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’ (2016) Yuval Orr about Silk Road, crypto-anarchists and more.

47 | 1

Wanted: Alleged Silk Road Administrator! Irish High Court Orders Extradition

AUG 14, 2016 | Niall Maye

The Irish High Court has ordered the extradition to the United States of Gary Davis, who is alleged to have been an administrator of the Silk Road website.

14

Coen Brothers Take Silk Road Story to Big Screen, Oscar in View

OCT 15, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The true story of Silk Road's creator Ross Ulbricht to be made a Fox thriller.

13

Silk Road-Related Auction, Bitfinex Timeout Responsible for Slide in Bitcoin Price

JUN 21, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

A Bitfinex maintenance delay and the auctioning off about $19 mln worth of Silk-Road-related Bitcoins thought responsible for the drop in the price of Bitcoin on Monday and Tuesday.

12

Federal Agent Charged in Silk Road Bitcoin Theft Accused of Stealing More

JUL 04, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

A corrupt federal agent charged with theft while investigating the Silk Road case has been accused of stealing a further $700,000 in Bitcoin.

10

Blockchain Intelligence Firm Elliptic to Track Bitcoiners Buying Child Abuse Content

JUL 08, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Elliptic’s partnership with IWF would likely be the beginning of Bitcoin being less attractive to a variety of users, including those who want it for illegal and ideological reasons.

10

Mysterious Ethereum Millionaire Sparks New Debate on Anonymity

JUL 11, 2017 | Darryn Pollock

A mysterious Ethereum trader has boasted about earning $283 mln in just one month which renewed concerns about the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies.

21297 | 7

How to Fight Al-Qaeda and ISIS Using Bitcoin And Shift Balance of Power

JUL 17, 2017 | Guest Author

Virtual currency won’t make it easier for terrorists, but actually harder. Send Bitcoin undercover today to fight the war on terror

13848 | 6

Bitcoin is Not Responsible for Online Drug Dealing

JUN 15, 2017 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

We must address the elephant in the room and tackle the real issue why drugs are being sold online.

23941 | 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.

17299 | 2

Tim Draper Acquires 10% of Anti-Email Spam Blockchain Project Credo

JUL 22, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Will this anti-spam project follow the footsteps of Tezos as Tim Draper invests in their project ahead of ICO schedule.

10657 | 2

Author of ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’: Silk Road was Proof of Concept

AUG 20, 2016 | Amelia Tomasicchio

CoinTelegraph spoke to the writer and associate producer of TV movie documentary ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’ (2016) Yuval Orr about Silk Road, crypto-anarchists and more.

47 | 1

Third Corrupt U.S. Government Agent Discovered in Silk Road Case

NOV 30, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Lawyers representing former Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht announced via press conference that they believe they have discovered another corrupt government agent involved in the case.

159 | 1

Bitcoin Badman Silk Road Prosecutor Bharara Fired In New Trump Shake-Up

MAR 13, 2017 | William Suberg

Ross Ulbricht prosecutor Preet Bharara is no longer a New York attorney after Donald Trump fired him Friday.

108 | 1

Cryptocurrency Adoption Low Amongst Terrorists, Cash Is King

JUL 19, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

EU Report downplays cryptocurrency use among terrorists.

6437 | 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.

9197 | 1

Silk Road-Related Auction, Bitfinex Timeout Responsible for Slide in Bitcoin Price

JUN 21, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

A Bitfinex maintenance delay and the auctioning off about $19 mln worth of Silk-Road-related Bitcoins thought responsible for the drop in the price of Bitcoin on Monday and Tuesday.

12

Federal Agent Charged in Silk Road Bitcoin Theft Accused of Stealing More

JUL 04, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

A corrupt federal agent charged with theft while investigating the Silk Road case has been accused of stealing a further $700,000 in Bitcoin.

10

Blockchain Intelligence Firm Elliptic to Track Bitcoiners Buying Child Abuse Content

JUL 08, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Elliptic’s partnership with IWF would likely be the beginning of Bitcoin being less attractive to a variety of users, including those who want it for illegal and ideological reasons.

10

Wanted: Alleged Silk Road Administrator! Irish High Court Orders Extradition

AUG 14, 2016 | Niall Maye

The Irish High Court has ordered the extradition to the United States of Gary Davis, who is alleged to have been an administrator of the Silk Road website.

14

Coen Brothers Take Silk Road Story to Big Screen, Oscar in View

OCT 15, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The true story of Silk Road's creator Ross Ulbricht to be made a Fox thriller.

13