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Elliptic and LexisNexis to Bring Bank-Grade AML and KYC to Bitcoin Firms
Elliptic revealed that the largest dark web marketplaces now facilitate more than $250 million in annual sales via Bitcoin.
Wednesday, 03/08/2016 | 06:59 GMT
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Bitcoin Price Drops Over $100 After $65m Stolen from Bitfinex
The Hong Kong based cryptocurrencies exchange revealed that it suffered a data breach in its bitcoin wallets.
Wednesday, 03/08/2016 | 05:14 GMT
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German Media Links Bitcoin to Weapon Used in Terror Attack
Reports out of Germany claim that the gun used in the Munich shooting was bought with Bitcoin on the Darknet.
Monday, 25/07/2016 | 08:57 GMT
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Trendon Shavers Sent to Jail Over Bitcoin Savings and Trust Ponzi Scheme
Trendon Shavers deceptively raised more than BTC 764,000, worth over half a billion USD at current Bitcoin exchange rates.
Sunday, 24/07/2016 | 12:53 GMT
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Bitcoin Entrepreneur Charlie Shrem Released from U.S Prison
The co-founder of BitInstant had been held in a federal prison camp in Pennsylvania since March 30, 2015.
Wednesday, 20/07/2016 | 07:49 GMT
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Elliptic to Police Bitcoin for Child Pornography Transactions
Paying for your kiddy porn with Bitcoin? Elliptic is watching you!
Thursday, 07/07/2016 | 11:46 GMT
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Big Vern Breaks Radio Silence to Defend Cryptsy from Hiding Place
He claims wife not involved with the Bitcoin exchange and she says he ran away to China with his mistress.
Wednesday, 06/07/2016 | 13:06 GMT
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Former Federal Agent Shaun Bridges Allegedly Stole Even More Bitcoin
The agent that stole $800k in Silk Road BTC is accused of committing further crimes after his arrest.
Monday, 04/07/2016 | 08:11 GMT
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33% of UK Firms are Buying Bitcoin in Anticipation of Cyber Attacks
Large firms in the UK say they are willing to pay £50,000 in Bitcoin to hackers in order to unlock their files.
Wednesday, 08/06/2016 | 14:08 GMT
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Gatecoin Lost $2m Worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum In Hot Wallet Cyber Hack
The Gatecoin exchange is offline following a hot wallet breach that saw hackers running off with 15% of its cryptocurrencies.
Sunday, 15/05/2016 | 10:17 GMT
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Cryptsy Victims’ Lawyer Calls on Big Vern to Come Out of Hiding
"I am unaware of Big Vern helping in any manner, way, shape, or form."
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ShapeShift Lost About $230k to Three Hacks Within One Month
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Tuesday, 19/04/2016 | 06:36 GMT
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CoinWallet.co Throws in the Towel after Suffering a Data Breach
Hackers continue to disrupt the normal operations of cryptocurrencies businesses with cyber attacks.
Thursday, 14/04/2016 | 12:53 GMT
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ShapeShift Down After Bitcoin Hot Wallet Security Breach
ShapeShift CEO: "...our server infrastructure was compromised and threatened."
Sunday, 10/04/2016 | 12:37 GMT
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Elliptic Secures $5m Funding from Santander et al to Police Bitcoin
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U.S authorities accuse the men of operating "an unlicensed money transmitting business" for selling smuggled drugs in bitcoin.
Tuesday, 15/03/2016 | 08:23 GMT
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U.S Authorities Charge Operators of "Unlawful Bitcoin Exchange" Coin.mx
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Tuesday, 08/03/2016 | 11:21 GMT
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How We Fared in Our 2015 Crypto Predictions
We anticipated the evolution of 'Bitcoin 2.0', but had no idea that 2015 would become the year of the blockchain.
Tuesday, 29/12/2015 | 09:31 GMT
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Bitcoin Trader Handed 6.5-Year Sentence for Online Drug Sales
Whereas most people brought before the court were drug carriers or mules, Mannion owned and sold the drugs and sourced the customers.
Thursday, 24/12/2015 | 15:25 GMT
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Lawyer: Trendon Shavers Was Scapegoat for SEC's Madoff Ponzi Miss
The lawyer representing the man accused of running the first Bitcoin Ponzi says his client was the target of unjustified zeal from the SEC.
Monday, 21/12/2015 | 15:46 GMT
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Alleged Coin.mx Co-operator Indicted for Taking Over NJ Credit Union
The alleged co-operator of coin.mx has been indicted for making illegal payments to take control of a New Jersey-based credit union.
Wednesday, 09/12/2015 | 21:37 GMT
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Police Raid Home of Craig Wright Hours after Satoshi Report
Australian police raided the home and office of Craig Steven Wright, hours after reports suggesting him as Bitcoin's creator were published.
Wednesday, 09/12/2015 | 13:49 GMT
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Former Federal Agent Shaun Bridges Gets 71 Months for Silk Road Fraud
Shaun Bridges was handed a 71-month prison sentence for fraud he perpetrated over the course of the Silk Road investigation.
Tuesday, 08/12/2015 | 08:54 GMT
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Alleged Silk Road Adviser “Variety Jones” Arrested in Thailand
The alleged senior adviser to convicted Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht was arrested in Thailand and is awaiting extradition to the US.
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Dark Web Site Nucleus Removes Weapons Listings after Paris Attacks
Nucleus, a darknet marketplace facilitating the sale of drugs and other illegal contraband, says it will no longer allow weapons sales.
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