Silk Road 2.0 Seized, Alleged Operator Unmasked in FBI Crackdown
Blake Benthall, the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0, has been arrested and charged in a Manhattan federal court.
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Nov 6, 2014 at 5:04 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2014
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The staring match between The Man and bitcoin: nobody’s blinked yet
John Law delves into Bitcoin secrecy and subpoenas, Bloomberg's bitcoin ticker, and Casascius coin hacking at Defcon.
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Aug 16, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2013
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Defcon hackers crack physical bitcoin Casascius coins
The Casascius coin was shown to be vulnerable to physical attack at this year's Defcon conference.
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Aug 13, 2013 at 10:53 a.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2013
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Raspberry Pi-powered briefcase converts loose change into bitcoin
The Defcon hacker conference saw bitcoin being sold via a briefcase, where loose change was exchanged for QR codes.
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Aug 8, 2013 at 10:24 a.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2013