Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators.
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Sep 21, 2020 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
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New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel.
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Apr 28, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
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No Visits, No Parole: Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is in his seventh year behind bars. His mom Lyn continues to campaign for his release, despite rough odds and no visitation rights during coronavirus.
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Apr 27, 2020 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
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Listen to Elon Musk's Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup
We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000.
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Jan 31, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road Operator Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge of Conspiracy
Roger Clark, an alleged operator behind the Silk Road darknet site arrested in 2015, has pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to distribute narcotics.
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Jan 31, 2020 at 12:15 a.m. UTC
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Silk Road Seller Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering $19 Million With Bitcoin
Brian Haney, a former narcotics trafficker, pled guilty to charges that he laundered $19 million in bitcoin on Silk Road.
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Nov 8, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Inside the Museum of Bitcoin: An Interactive Tour of Crypto History
We took a tour of the Museum of Bitcoin, a pop-up installation at The North American Bitcoin Conference 2019. It was a trip down memory lane.
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Feb 9, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Secret Service Agent Gets Extra Jail Time Over Theft of Silk Road Bitcoin
A former U.S. Secret Service agent has been given an additional prison term for laundering Silk Road bitcoin stolen from a U.S government wallet.
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Nov 8, 2017 at 10:32 a.m. UTC
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Bitcoin on Dark Web 'Is a Big Problem'
U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions is concerned about the use of bitcoin by dark markets online.
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Oct 19, 2017 at 6:10 p.m. UTC
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