Silk Road

Feds to auction off Silk Road Bitcoins on June 27

The US government will auction $18 million worth of the virtual currency Bitcoin, which was seized by the FBI when…

10 years ago

Silk Road 2 loses $2.7 million in Bitcoins after hacking attack

Silk Road 2 says it has been hacked resulting in the loss of all its customers' Bitcoins. An administrator for…

11 years ago

Bitcoin exchange operators arrested in US for money laundering

Two Bitcoin exchange operators have been arrested in the US. The Department of Justice said Robert Faiella, known as BTCKing,…

11 years ago

Bitcoin value surpasses $1,000 for first time

Bitcoin’s value has surpassed $1,000 for the first time, MTGox announces. MTGox is one of the virtual currency's major exchanges.…

11 years ago

Bitcoin value reaches $900 after US Senate hearing

Bitcoin’s value has soared to over $900, after a US Senate committee hearing. The committee was told that virtual currencies…

11 years ago

Ross Ulbricht: Silk Road mastermind appears in San Francisco court

Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road, is too dangerous to be bailed, US…

11 years ago

Silk Road: Bitcoin value drops after FBI shuts clandestine online marketplace

Bitcoin value has dropped after the closure of the clandestine Silk Road online marketplace. The FBI seized bitcoins worth approximately…

11 years ago