Drugs


Markets

Bitcoin Remains Most Popular Digital Currency on Dark Web

Department of War Studies professors have published results of their deep dive into the Tor network.

Bitcoin and drugs

Markets

Bitcoin on the Dark Web: The Facts

Just how much do we know about new underground economies? Here's what available data can tell us about bitcoin on the Dark Web.

pills

Markets

Inside Barcelona's Bitcoin Drug Lab

For €50 in bitcoin, Energy Control provides anyone in the world with a breakdown of the purity of their drugs – no questions asked.

Drug lab package

Markets

You May Soon Get Bitcoin-Bought Cannabis Delivered by Drone

A company near San Fransisco has come up with a novel way to deliver bitcoin-purchased marijuana, via drone.

marijuana bitcoin drones

Markets

Survey: Silk Road Closure Didn't Stop Dark Web Drug Surge

Drug sales on the dark web actually increased after the closure of bitcoin-only marketplace Silk Road, a new survey has shown.

drug table

Markets

Czech Police Seize $345,000 Property Linked to Bitcoin Hack

Czech police have seized a luxury property purchased with bitcoin by a couple previously linked to online drug bazaar Sheep Marketplace.

bitcoin crime

Markets

Defendant in Tasmania's 'Biggest Drugs Bust' Paid with Bitcoin

A southern Tasmanian man has pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs and admitted that bitcoin was used to pay for them.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Markets

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

Black Market Cannabis Road Hacked, $100k in Bitcoin Lost

The future of online black market Cannabis Road is now uncertain after $100,000 in bitcoin was stolen by hackers.

cannabis

Pageof 5