Changing an intelligence agency's perspective on crypto crime is the next step toward a successful crypto investigation.
Dark Web News
What is the dark web? The dark web exists as a concealed internet realm that facilitates illegal activities, such as drug sales. Certain tools are needed to access the dark web. One generally cannot explore the dark web using regular internet browsers.
Cryptocurrency has been used as dark web money at times. Between 2011 and 2013, a now-infamous online shop on the dark web called Silk Road let users buy and sell things — primarily items of questionable legality — with Bitcoin (BTC) as its method of payment. A number of other dark web stories involve the use of Bitcoin.
Although Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been used in tandem with shady dealings on the dark web, the crypto industry has built up more of a reputation as a legitimate industry as time has passed since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009.
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The United States is offering crypto assets to incentivize white hat hackers to uncover state-sponsored actors and potential terrorists on the dark web.
5728The Biden administration reportedly intends to ramp up efforts to trace cryptocurrency payments.
12672A Swedish-Russian citizen has been charged with operating a multi-million Bitcoin laundering service after authorities traced his crypto transactions from 2011.
17883The SEC has taken action against a Californian man for fraudulently offering insider stock trading tips on a darknet marketplace.
10421The DoJ thinks the FBI needs to shape up when it comes to its cryptocurrency support teams.
12461Anonymous sources claim that President Trump is sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and is considering clemency for the Silk Road founder.
11654FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
6441The charges are reminiscent of events that took place during the "Silk Road" saga.
7143Users are afraid they may be in the middle of an exit scam.
20312Stealing Bitcoin from Tor users is easy.
7090Monero has experienced its biggest single day gain in hashrate since its creation back in 2014.
6567Many Russian citizens now face exploitation on the dark web after their Blockchain voting data was accidentally leaked in early July.
4132Two Costa Rican residents were charged for selling drugs worth $270 million on the darknet.
5947The millionaire profits put NetWalker as one of the most profitable pieces of ransomware during 2020.
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