Aaron van Wirdum

Aaron van Wirdum is a freelance journalist. He studied Politics and Society in Historical Perspective at Utrecht University, and specialized himself in the influence of freedom of speech and communication technologies on social structures

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Ross Ulbricht is the man behind the alias “Dread Pirate Roberts”, known to be the creator and owner of the digital black market Silk Road. On February 4, 2015, ...

Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty on All Charges

Aaron van Wirdum

2015-02-05T11:20:30+00:00

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The Silk Road trial is heating up as sittings have entered the third week. Most importantly, the first hints of an alleged murder-for-hire plot are now surfacin...

'Dirty' Bitcoins, Murder-for-Hire Plots Surface in Silk Road Trial (Week 3)

Aaron van Wirdum

2015-01-31T12:44:16+00:00

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If bitcoin is meant to be the perfect money for the internet, one important property seems to be lacking: instant, secure, and trustless transactions. But the w...

Amsterdam Bitcoin Hackathon Winner Discovers Way To Remove Confirmations

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2015-01-28T14:35:00+00:00

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DarkWallet is inching another step closer to its first beta version, as it has released its eighth and – probably - final alpha version this past week. Most not...

Latest DarkWallet Release Enables cash Withdrawals from Thousands of Spanish ATM's

Aaron van Wirdum

2015-01-26T13:01:00+00:00

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As sittings on the Silk Road trial entered the second week, federal prosecutors presented a pile of evidence detailing the early days of the iconic digital blac...

A Disastrous Week for Ulbricht as Silk Road Trial Continues (Week 2 Roundup)

Aaron van Wirdum

2015-01-23T22:01:04+00:00

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