Dark Web
Dark Web Drug Dealer to Hand Over Bitcoin Millions After Plea Deal
A dark web drug dealer must forfeit $4 million in funds including bitcoin after pleading guilty in New York.
New York State Sees First Conviction for Crypto Money Laundering
A case involving millions of dollars in bitcoin and Western Union payments resulted in New York State's first conviction for crypto money laundering.
Canadian Court Rules Drug Dealer Must Hand Over $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web.
US State Seeks to Confiscate $24 Million in Dark Web Bitcoin
The crackdown of vendors on darkweb marketplaces lets the U.S. government seize 4,000 bitcoins and now it wants to confiscate all of them.
This Dark Web Market is Planning to Add Support for Ethereum
One of the most well-known dark markets is looking to add support for ethereum in the coming weeks.
Bitcoin Remains Most Popular Digital Currency on Dark Web
Department of War Studies professors have published results of their deep dive into the Tor network.
Interpol Event to Discuss Bitcoin's Role in Illicit Asset Trade
Bitcoin and digital currencies are said to be an area of focus during an upcoming conference organized by Interpol.
Bitcoin in the Headlines: Kingpins and Dark Markets
CoinDesk looks at the top headlines from the last week including prominent pieces from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.
Dark Market Agora Shuts Down Citing Security Threat
Agora has announced it will shut down temporarily while it explores defence mechanisms against attacks which could identify its servers and operators.
Dark Web Markets 'Processed More Bitcoin than BitPay in 2014'
Marketplaces on the dark web frequently processed more bitcoin transactions than BitPay last year, new research has found.
