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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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4 men with ties to Silk Road arrested in the U.K.

The arrests come a week after Silk Road's alleged mastermind, Ross Ulbricht, was charged in the United States.

On Oct 8, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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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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What the Silk Road bust means for Bitcoin

Shutting down Bitcoin's biggest marketplace hasn't hurt the currency as much as expected.

On Oct 3, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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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

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This is not the end of the Deep Web

There's fear and loathing right now in the Deep Web. But where some see a dead end, others see opportunity.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The perfectly normal online life of Dread Pirate Roberts

The owner of the Web's biggest illegal drug market had a totally typical online presence.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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How the FBI tracked down Dread Pirate Roberts

The Silk Road founder's own carelessness led the FBI to his San Francisco home.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road closed: Founder of Dark Web’s drug marketplace arrested

According to the FBI, Silk Road proprietor Dread Pirate Roberts has been identified and arrested. 

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road drug dealers donate proceeds to charity

Vendors from the Deep Web's illegal drug markets are raising funds this week for a variety of notable causes. 

On Oct 1, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Online black market Atlantis abruptly shuts down

Atlantis aimed to be a slicker, more user-friendly competitor to industry leader Silk Road.

On Sep 20, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Why Silk Road can’t prevent teens from scoring drugs

Silk Road purchases are designed to be secret, but teens have a terrible track record of bragging about their drug deals online.

On Sep 13, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill