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Jimmy Zhong Arrest Details Revealed in New Report
Zhong is now serving a one-year sentence related to the theft of bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace.
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Criminal Defense Attorney Reacts to Tornado Cash Indictment, SBF's Defense Strategy
Criminal Defense Attorney Reacts to Tornado Cash Indictment, SBF's Defense Strategy
Two Tornado Cash developers face allegations of money laundering and sanctions violations. Tully & Weiss Criminal Defense Attorney Joseph Tully discusses his reaction, drawing...
Criminal Defense Attorney Reacts to Tornado Cash Indictment, SBF's Defense Strategy

Bitcoin Reaction as Inflation Eases; Could Elon Musk Rival ChatGPT Next?
Bitcoin Reaction as Inflation Eases; Could Elon Musk Rival ChatGPT Next?
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie discusses the hottest stories in crypto, including bitcoin's reaction after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) slipped to 3.0% on a year-ove...
Bitcoin Reaction as Inflation Eases; Could Elon Musk Rival ChatGPT Next?

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Silk Road–Linked Bitcoin Worth $300M Moved by U.S. Government: On-Chain Data
The U.S. government previously sold 9,861 bitcoin for $216 million in March.
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U.S. Government Sold $216M of Seized Silk Road Bitcoin This Month
The government will sell the remaining 41,490 BTC in four tranches this year.
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Crypto Recovery Specialist Asset Reality Raises $4.91M to Hire Engineers, Expand Ops
The irreversibility of cryptocurrency transactions presents a unique challenge for recovering stolen assets. The seed funding round was led by Framework Ventures and other inv...
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US Seizes 50K Bitcoins Related to Silk Road Marketplace
The bitcoin, which was obtained in 2012 and which was valued at $3.36 billion when it was discovered in November, is now worth $1.04 billion.
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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 6, 2022
With ether outperforming bitcoin as Ethereum officially activates the transition from proof-of-work to the proof-of-stake Beacon Chain, plus a look at some of the darker truth...
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Beyond the Silk Road: Crypto Needs a Regulatory Course Correction
The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists' crypto and illicit finance expert says the industry needs to be more than "reluctant good citizens." This artic...
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"Human Blockchain," a painting made by Ross Ulbricht in prison (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Seized Silk Road Bitcoin to Clear Ross Ulbricht's $183M Debt
A court filing reveals that bitcoin seized in 2020 will be used to repay the Silk Road founder's debt to the U.S. government.
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