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$130M Silk Road Bitcoin Stash To Be Sold By US Government

[Jan 25, 2024 2:00 PM] Since mid-January Bitcoin (BTC) has been facing mounting selling pressure from various market players. This includes asset manager Grayscale, bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, and now, the US government, which is set to auction off a substantial amount…

Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud

[Apr 16, 2023 1:30 AM] On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk Road marketplace breach had been sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud charges. James Zhong stole more…

The US Government Sold Nearly 10,000 Silk Road Bitcoin

[Mar 31, 2023 11:50 AM] Uncle Sam made off with more than $215 million this month as it began to liquidate portions of seized bitcoin.The United States government has been selling bitcoin confiscated from the Silk Road case in 2013. According to a court filing, the…

Silk Road Was The Darknet Market Testing Ground For Bitcoin

[Nov 3, 2022 6:00 PM] Silk Road showed people that bitcoin could be effectively used as a medium of exchange on an open marketplace.This is an opinion editorial by Jacob Kozhipatt, a YouTuber and writer.For the uninitiated, The Silk Road was a darknet marketplace where…