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Silk Road case could set bitcoin legal precedent against self-incrimination

A legal precedent could arise if Ross Ulbricht is forced to reveal the passwords to Silk Road's bitcoin wallet.

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Four "significant users" of Silk Road arrested in UK

Four men in the UK have been arrested over their alleged roles in the online marketplace Silk Road.

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Silk Road alternatives emerge as public hammers FBI bitcoin wallet

The bitcoin community mocks the FBI, sending messages to the address used for seizing Silk Road's funds.

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Why reports of bitcoin's death are greatly exaggerated

The bitcoin world has been in a whirlwind the past few days. How was the bitcoin price impacted?

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BitcoinTalk forum hacked by 'The Hole Seekers'

Popular digital currency forum BitcoinTalk has been hacked by a group calling themselves "The Hole Seekers".

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Silk Road fell due to a catalogue of errors by owner Ross Ulbricht

Sloppy behaviour and neat detective work brought down Silk Road. Just how big was it, and what happens now?

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Silk Road shut down and 'owner' Ross William Ulbricht arrested

Silk Road owner Ross William Ulbricht has allegedly been arrested and his online black market shut down.

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Fighting the war on bitcoin, one scam at a time

With drug marketplace Atlantis closing, we take a look at the scams and potentially negative connotations of bitcoin.

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Anonymous iPhone hacking and bitcoin's three most important letters

As a consensus forms over the ISO code for bitcoin, John Law is perplexed by Apple's lack of wallets.

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Task force to tackle links between criminal and virtual economies

How strong are links between virtual economies and money laundering? A new task force hopes to find out.

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