US Government Taps Nonprofit to Research Digital Currency Crime
The Internal Revenue Service has announced its intention to contract to a cybersecurity nonprofit to research digital currency crimes.
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May 8, 2014 at 4:42 p.m. UTC
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Mt. Gox's Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Won't Stop US Class Action, Lawyer Says
The exchange's latest bankruptcy filing doesn't protect all of its legal entities, a US lawyer for the victims suggests.
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Mar 11, 2014 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
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VC Firm Makes Bid for FBI’s Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
Falcon Global Capital has contacted the US government in an attempt to buy 27,000 seized Silk Road bitcoins.
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Feb 25, 2014 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
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Federal Agency Responses Reveal US Government Attitudes to Bitcoin
The US Senate committee has revealed the responses it received to its previous requests for information on virtual currencies.
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Nov 16, 2013 at 1:09 p.m. UTC
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FBI proves seizing bitcoins isn't the same as owning them
The FBI might have seized Ross Ulbricht's Silk Road bitcoins, but that doesn't mean they can access them.
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Oct 30, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road alternatives emerge as public hammers FBI bitcoin wallet
The bitcoin community mocks the FBI, sending messages to the address used for seizing Silk Road's funds.
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Oct 8, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
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