Questions tagged [silk-road]
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How much would it cost for a government to undermine Bitcoins?
Articles by for example the Economist stating that Bitcoins are being used for drug trading (Silk Road), I believe that the biggest risk to Bitcoins is that a government will pull a stunt similar to Stuxnet. This was also the answer of David…
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With SilkRoad shutting down, and BitCoins being seized, what does this mean for bitcoin?
Over the past 2 days, it has come to light that the online market place SilkRoad has been seized by the FBI. Also, they have seized $3.5m worth of BitCoin (which must've been in…
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If most G20 nations ban bitcoins, would that effectively kill bitcoin?
If the G20 nations (or most of them) ban bitcoins doesn't this effectively kill bitcoin? My thinking is that a normal person would no longer have any means of converting bitcoins to the local currency. The only other way this would work, were if…
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How many BTC were seized in relation to the shutdown of Silk Road?
I'm interested in the total amount of BTC that was seized in the Silk Road confiscation by the FBI. The reason I'm interested is so I can figure out what Bitcoin Addresses were used and how I can trace the usage of "Silk Road coins" in the network…
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How difficult is it to determine the owner of some bitcoins?
When Bitcoin was making the media waves back in 2011, a lot of it focused on the anonymity aspect of bitcoins, the hacks, and the illegal contents of the silk road onion address. From my limited understanding, it didn't seem like bitcoin wallet…
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How do I monitor and track the legal proceedings of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht?
I'm interested in tracking the litigation, timing of hearings and other matters relating to the case against Ross Ulbricht.
What website, or resource would have up-to-date information of upcoming arraignments and other matters pertaining to the…
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How do we distinguish between BTC and BCH in an address?
Bitcoin.com has recently published an article about the DOJ seizure of Silk Road-related funds. The article states:
From 1HQ3, 101 BTC were sent to BTC-e, the defunct Russian exchange.
About 69,370 BTC remained in 1HQ3 and were subsequently seized…
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