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Silk Road Was The Darknet Market Testing Ground For Bitcoin

Jacob Kozhipatt -
Silk Road showed people that bitcoin could be effectively used as a medium of exchange on an open marketplace.
CULTURE

Block By Block: Facing Life In Prison, Bitcoin’s Resilience Inspires Me

Ross Ulbricht -
“Through the rise and fall of Silk Road, through the relentless years of my incarceration … Bitcoin keeps going.”
MARKETS

Bitcoin Is Losing Favor On Darknet Markets

Wildsnow -
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.
CULTURE

Investigating The Staged Assassinations Of Silk Road

Jonny1000 -
Staged assassinations perpetrated by federal agents were key to the demise of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, a critical Bitcoin use case.
BUSINESS

Darknet Bitcoin Mixer Operator Bust, Judge Says Bitcoin Is Money

Namcios -
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.
CULTURE

In First Interview Since Arrest, Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Appeals To Bitcoin Users

Peter Chawaga -
Ross Ulbricht, founder of infamous bitcoin-based darknet marketplace Silk Road, called Bitcoin Magazine from prison to appeal for freedom.
CULTURE

Following Wave Of Shutdowns, Remaining Darknet Markets Fill The Void (Again)

Aaron Van Wirdum -
A new generation of darknet markets is already filling the void left behind by their fallen competitors
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