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Eavesdropping
Hiding in Plain View, Too Much Secrecy, and Where Next for Space-Bound Twins?
John Law suggests privacy seekers should stay hidden, bitcoin doesn't need Tor and a novel purchase for the Winklenauts.
Eavesdropping

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Upcoming Version of Bitcoinj Software Will Use Tor Network
Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn claims an upcoming version of bitcoinj will route all connections via the Tor anonymity network.
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BTC-e Downplays Concerns of Criminal Investigation, Now Revealed as Hoax
A post on the website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian region Volgograd claims BTC-e is "under investigation".
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25-Year-Old Arrested After Selling Gun for Bitcoin on Black Market
A US bitcoin user has been arrested for allegedly selling a semi-automatic pistol to Dutch law enforcement officials.
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Irish Lawmaker Calls for Investigation Into Bitcoin and Deep Web
A lawmaker has urged Ireland's parliamentary communications committee to investigate the role digital currencies play in illicit transactions.
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US man arrested for selling guns on Black Market Reloaded
As online black marketplaces proliferate a US man is arrested for selling guns on the Black Market Reloaded site.
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Malware gang steals $1.4 Million and sets up bitcoin exchange to launder it
Four men used malware to steal from 150 bank accounts and created a bitcoin exchange to launder the loot.
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Crime Scene
Silk Road's anonymity helped Feds bring it down
New evidence has come to light suggesting the Feds infiltrated Silk Road long before the website was taken down.
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Black Market Reloaded back online following source code publication error
Thought Silk Road was mismanaged? Black Market Reloaded just effectively published its source code online.
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Why bitcoin is as anonymous as you want it to be
CoinDesk examines how anonymous bitcoin is and could be.
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