U.S. Government Sold $216M of Seized Silk Road Bitcoin This Month
The government will sell the remaining 41,490 BTC in four tranches this year.
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Mar 31, 2023 at 3:53 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Recovery Specialist Asset Reality Raises $4.91M to Hire Engineers, Expand Ops
The irreversibility of cryptocurrency transactions presents a unique challenge for recovering stolen assets. The seed funding round was led by Framework Ventures and other investors.
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Jan 24, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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US Seizes 50K Bitcoins Related to Silk Road Marketplace
The bitcoin, which was obtained in 2012 and which was valued at $3.36 billion when it was discovered in November, is now worth $1.04 billion.
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Nov 7, 2022 at 2:43 p.m. UTC
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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 6, 2022
With ether outperforming bitcoin as Ethereum officially activates the transition from proof-of-work to the proof-of-stake Beacon Chain, plus a look at some of the darker truths to crypto startups, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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Sep 6, 2022 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
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Beyond the Silk Road: Crypto Needs a Regulatory Course Correction
The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists' crypto and illicit finance expert says the industry needs to be more than "reluctant good citizens." This article is part of CoinDesk’s Sin Week.
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Sep 1, 2022 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
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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
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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
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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
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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
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