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U.S. Treasury Confirms We Can Remove ‘Illicit Activity’ From Bitcoin FUD Dice

With the U.S. Treasury recently indicating that bitcoin and altcoins aren’t used for significant illicit activity, it’s time to change the narrative.

Bitcoin Still the Preferred Cryptocurrency of Cybercriminals: Report

Bitcoin is still the preferred cryptocurrency among cybercriminals, according to this year’s Internet Organized Crime Threats Assessment from Europol.

Study Suggests 25 Percent of Bitcoin Users Are Associated With Illegal Activity

In a newly published paper on the use of bitcoin for illegal activity, researchers from the University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney and...

“Bitcoin Laundering” Study: Where Do Criminals Turn to Mask Illicit Cryptoassets?

A recent study (PDF) from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance and blockchain analytics company Elliptic explored the...

More Mainstream Use Cases Needed to Secure Bitcoin’s Legitimacy

Blockchain technologies like the one that underpins Bitcoin are gaining wide acceptance across industry sectors from finance to healthcare to real estate. Bitcoin itself,...

Growing Population in China Views Bitcoin as a Safe Haven, Says BTCChina’s Greg Wolfson

This week, the Chinese yuan has devalued to a four-year low against the U.S. dollar while BTC/CNY exchange rate has risen from 1,633 yuan...

Silk Road’s “The Armory” Terminated

The owner and operator of Silk Road, aliased as Dread Pirate Roberts, announced on August 2nd, 2012 that "The Armory", an extension of Silk...

The Silk Road Report

Silk Road attracts people for many reasons. Some are simply interested in having a safe and easy place to buy and sell illegal items, of which drugs are by far the largest category.
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