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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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."
Tuesday, 26/04/2016 | 07:50 GMT by Avi Mizrahi
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ShapeShift Lost About $230k to Three Hacks Within One Month

  • ShapeShift had three hot wallets hacked: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
Tuesday, 19/04/2016 | 06:36 GMT by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Avi Mizrahi
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Elliptic Secures $5m Funding from Santander et al to Police Bitcoin

  • The round was led by an NSA-linked group and will empower banks and law enforcement agencies to monitor bitcoin transactions.
Monday, 21/03/2016 | 08:15 GMT by Avi Mizrahi
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Three New Yorkers Indicted Over Sale of Xanax for Bitcoin

  • 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 by Avi Mizrahi
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U.S Authorities Charge Operators of "Unlawful Bitcoin Exchange" Coin.mx

  • A Federal Credit Union Chairman allegedly received over $150,000 in bribes from the operators of the bitcoin exchange.
Tuesday, 08/03/2016 | 11:21 GMT by Avi Mizrahi
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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 by Leon Pick
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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 by Leon Pick
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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 by Leon Pick
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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 by Leon Pick
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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 by Leon Pick
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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 by Leon Pick
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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.
Sunday, 06/12/2015 | 15:36 GMT by Leon Pick
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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.
Wednesday, 25/11/2015 | 11:53 GMT by Leon Pick
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