‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated.
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IMF Chief Christine Lagarde further states the need for crypto market regulation to protect customers and prevent money laundering in an IMF blog post.
21178Jeff Sessions has called the Dark Web a “big problem” before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
19842Europol concludes that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Zcash, Monero and Ethereum are increasingly becoming popular among the darkweb, usually associated with criminal activities due to their pseudonymous nature.
14170The police have reportedly seized a total of €400,000, including nearly €100,000 in cash that was discovered hidden behind a spare tire in a garage during the arrest.
11470US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.
11851Largest mixing service BitMixer shuts down in a matter of days, leaving users both puzzled and curious. Announcements motivated by ethical reasons to stop offering the service despite millions of dollars revenue.
23140Man from Pennsylvania was caught stealing $40 mln worth of Bitcoin.
12790AlphaBay admin bragged about a purchase of a Porsche on the Roosh V forum.
11115Darket phisher claims to have amassed $1 mln worth of Bitcoin in just 14 months
19361EU Report downplays cryptocurrency use among terrorists.
8919Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk Road takedown in 2013.
19661Users can rest assured that their funds are safe, as said by the moderators of AlphaBay.
19319Monero appears to have lost its darknet market integrations, and very well may have fallen victim to an exit scam.
7283The hard data from BraveNewCoin on Monero’s price surge charted against Brexit, the Bitfinex hack, and the AlphaBay integration.
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