Charlie Shrem has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for indirectly helping retail customers swap cash for Bitcoins on the Silk Road marketplace
Read moreThe Australian Crime Commission has launched a probe into anonymous Bitcoin activity for organized crime, under the name of Project Longstrike with a view to stemming illicit trade by means of anonymous market places
Read moreUS prosecutors have extradited former Silk Road maverick Peter Phillip Nash from Queensland, Australia to stand trial for conspiracy to traffic narcotics, conspiracy to commit computer hacking and conspiracy to commit money laundering
Read moreIn a swift action by Israeli police, a suspected extortionist from Mexico has been detained on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv following an investigation which has brought allegations against a 34 year old man citing blackmail and extortion of millions of dollars in Bitcoin
Read moreU.S. Magistrate Judge Amos L. Mazzant found that BTCST and founder Trendon T. Shavers violated federal securities laws by selling bitcoin-denominated investments through the Internet and misappropriating client funds
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