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

Gyges Lydias -
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.
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Bitcoin Still the Preferred Cryptocurrency of Cybercriminals: Report

Kyle Torpey -
Bitcoin is still the preferred cryptocurrency among cybercriminals, according to this year’s Internet Organized Crime Threats Assessment from Europol.
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Study Suggests 25 Percent of Bitcoin Users Are Associated With Illegal Activity

Kyle Torpey -
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...
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“Bitcoin Laundering” Study: Where Do Criminals Turn to Mask Illicit Cryptoassets?

Kyle Torpey -
A recent study (PDF) from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance and blockchain analytics company Elliptic explored the...
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More Mainstream Use Cases Needed to Secure Bitcoin’s Legitimacy

Kyle Torpey -
Blockchain technologies like the one that underpins Bitcoin are gaining wide acceptance across industry sectors from finance to healthcare to real estate. Bitcoin itself,...
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Growing Population in China Views Bitcoin as a Safe Haven, Says BTCChina’s Greg Wolfson

Joseph Young -
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...
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Silk Road’s “The Armory” Terminated

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

Vitalik Buterin -
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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