Seized Silk Road Bitcoin to Clear Ross Ulbricht's $183M Debt
A court filing reveals that bitcoin seized in 2020 will be used to repay the Silk Road founder's debt to the U.S. government.
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Apr 22, 2022 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht, Who Proved the Case for Bitcoin, Can Do So for NFTs
Ulbricht’s NFT project could be a sea change for credibly neutral charity efforts.
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Dec 3, 2021 at 5:48 p.m. UTC
Dec 3, 2021
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 27, 2021
With crypto markets taking a breather and a look at how a jail-first approach to disruptive coders isn’t great, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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Oct 27, 2021 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2021
Put America’s Geeks to Work, Don’t Cage Them
If the U.S. wants to beat China and Russia in cyberspace, we’ll need help from our nerds – even those with criminal pasts, writes the mother of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.
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Oct 18, 2021 at 8:44 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2021
Silk Road's Ulbricht Being Considered for Pardon by Trump: Report
The White House Counsel's office reported to be reviewing the case documents for the convicted Silk Road operator.
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Dec 16, 2020 at 2:10 a.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2020
US Seized More Than $1B in Silk Road–Linked Bitcoins, Seeks Forfeiture
The seizure on Tuesday, tied to the Silk Road marketplace, is reported to be the largest the U.S. has ever done.
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Nov 5, 2020 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2020
Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Road
A wallet possibly belonging to early dark net market Silk Road moved almost $1 billion worth of bitcoin early on Wednesday.
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Nov 4, 2020 at 10:56 a.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2020
Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators.
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Sep 21, 2020 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2020
New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel.
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Apr 28, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2020