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Bitcoin Is Losing Favor On Darknet Markets

A deep dive into how Bitcoin’s lack of privacy and, by extension, its insufficient fungibility has led to its loss of market share in darknet markets.

Darknet Bitcoin Mixer Operator Bust, Judge Says Bitcoin Is Money

The defendant faces 20 years in prison, had previously argued he was not guilty because bitcoin is not money for U.S. law, but the judge rejected it.

The Long and Winding Story of Silk Road, Bitcoin’s Earliest Major Application

For many Bitcoiners, the online marketplace Silk Road has become a touchstone in BTC's story — as has the fate of its founder, Ross Ulbricht.

As Analytics And Privacy Efforts Clash, Which Path Will Bitcoin Take?

Two pieces of Bitcoin news this week seemed to point toward conflicting trends in the space: blockchain analysis vs. new privacy methods.

Darknet Markets Can’t Live With — or Without — Bitcoin

Inside the darknet market seizure made possible by Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review – June 22nd, 2019

Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review for week of June 22nd, 2019

Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Dot Web

Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods.The...

Major Darknet Marketplace Wall Street Market Shuttered by Law Enforcement

Wall Street Market, the second-largest darknet in the world in recent months, has been shut down by international law enforcement agencies.

It Looks as if Another Darknet Market Era Is Coming to an End

Messages on darknet-specific forums and reports by news sites like Deep Dot Web indicate that digital black markets Dream Market and Wall Street Market have both become unusable.

Chainalysis: Darknet Market Activity Nearly Doubled Throughout 2018

A recent report by Chainalysis illustrates that, despite government efforts to curb it, darknet market activity has thrived, with trading volume more than doubling in 2018.
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