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Australian Federal Investigators Look at Bitcoin's Organized Crime Role

The Australian Crime Commission has launched an official investigation into bitcoin's role in organized crime activity, called 'Project Longstrike'.

Australian police

Markets

Bitcoin Foundation Issues Fraud Alert Over Cloned Websites

The Bitcoin Foundation has warned that two unaffiliated fake websites are trying to con users out of their funds.

The OCC warned consumers not to respond to scammers seeking their bitcoin wallet keys.

Markets

Usual Suspects Return to Bid in Latest US Marshals Bitcoin Auction

The second USMS auction of 50,000 BTC is attracting many of the same bidders, if less fanfare.

Auction

Markets

Third of Sites Seized in Operation Onymous Were 'Clones'

Operation Onymous seized more than 100 'cloned' sites, where no illicit trading was taking place, a security researcher has found.

Nov 18 - Flickr nostri-imago fbi

Markets

US Marshals: Latest Bitcoin Auction Timed to Avoid Market Disruption

The USMS has revealed it will split up its auction of Ross Ulbricht's seized bitcoin to reduce negative effects on the bitcoin market.

Auction gavel

Finance

US Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins Seized from Ross Ulbricht

The US Marshals are set to auction off 50,000 BTC next month in connection to the case against Ross Ulbricht.

auction

Markets

Cryptowall Ransomware Nets $500 Bitcoin Payout From US Sheriff's Office

A sheriff's office in Tennessee paid a $500 bitcoin ransom this week to secure thousands of sensitive files.

Computer malware

Markets

Here's How a Dark Market Bot Sent Ecstasy to an Art Gallery

Artists have created a shopping bot that buys random items off Agora with a weekly $100 bitcoin budget.

shopping bot buys ecstasy pills over darkmarket

Markets

Markets Weekly: Bitcoin Rises Amid Dark Markets Crackdown

The bitcoin price has risen after a variety of law-enforcement agencies conducted an inter-continental crackdown on dark markets.

FBI, silk road, anonymity

Markets

Day of Reckoning for Dark Markets as Hundreds of Domains Seized

Operation Onymous has resulted in a string of arrests and dark web domain shutdowns in the past 48 hours.

Web crime