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FBI seizes $28.5 million in Bitcoin from alleged Silk Road owner

The Bureau says it's found another one of accused Deep Web tycoon Ross Ulbricht's bitcoin stashes.

On Oct 25, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Deep Web’s biggest gun marketplace reloads

The shut down was supposed to last months. But after just one day, Black Market Reloaded is already back.

On Oct 18, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Deep Web’s biggest illegal gun market shuts down

The founder of Black Market Reloaded says the site's source code had been compromised.

On Oct 17, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road goes to Hollywood

20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment have tapped author Dennis Lehane to put together a script for Silk Road.

On Oct 17, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road was hosted in Iceland, police say

The location of at least one of Silk Road's servers has been revealed.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Undercover agents made over 100 Silk Road purchases

The complaint filed by federal prosecutors provides the best overview yet of the government’s knowledge of Silk Road.

On Oct 11, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The definitive history of Silk Road

Long before he allegedly ran the biggest drug marketplace in the world, Ross Ulbricht was just a brainy kid who wanted to change the world.

On Oct 11, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road leads to New York for Dread Pirate Roberts

Ross William Ulbricht will be transferred to New York to face charges for narcotics trafficking and conspiracy to commit computer-hacking. 

On Oct 9, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The rise and fall of Silk Road’s heroin kingpin

Nod sold the best black-tar heroin on the Internet.

On Oct 9, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Why the Silk Road shutdown has euthanasia advocates worried

The Silk Road was one of the easiest ways suffering people could access the euthanasia drug Nembutal.

On Oct 8, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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What will happen to Dread Pirate Roberts’ Bitcoin fortune?

What does the FBI plan to do with $80 million in Bitcoin, assuming they can seize it?

On Oct 6, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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How libertarian philosophy drove the Web’s biggest black market

The FBI tracked down Silk Road's founder using his posts about the Mises Institute. But what is it?

On Oct 4, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Will anyone donate to the Dread Pirate Roberts defense fund?

Just one day after Ross Ulbricht was arrested, a legal support fund has materialized to defend the alleged proprietor of the Silk Road. 

On Oct 3, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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In defense of Silk Road

I've encountered certain drugs that were purchased through Silk Road's supposedly anonymous black market. 

On Oct 3, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

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Alleged Silk Road owner charged in second assassination plot

Dread Pirate Roberts admitted to being “a little disturbed” but “OK.” “I’m just new to this kind of thing is all,” he said.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill