Silk Road Website

• Federal agents accused of stealing $1M in Bitcoin during Silk Road probe

  Two former federal agents are accused of using their positions and savvy computer skills to siphon more than $1 million in digital currency from the illegal black market Silk Road website.

  Tech

  Mar 31, 2015
  
• Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht convicted on drug charges

  A San Francisco man was swiftly convicted Wednesday on charges he created a multimillion-dollar marketplace for illegal drugs and other contraband on the Internet.

  Crime

  Feb 5, 2015
  
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• New Silk Road website invites users ‘back home’

  Just one month after the black market drug ring website Silk Road was shut down by U.S. authorities, a new site has opened up shop under the same name – inviting Silk Road users to “return home.”

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2013
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• Bitcoin price climbs to record high as China drives wider acceptance

  The price of Bitcoin continued to climb Thursday amid reports that the emerging digital currency was gaining a wider acceptance in the Chinese marketplace.

  Money

  Nov 7, 2013
• Alleged Silk Road mastermind due in court amid more user arrests

  Amid a global roundup of suspected drug dealers who used a notorious online black market, the alleged mastermind behind Silk Road is due in court.

  Crime

  Oct 9, 2013
• Attorney denies California man ran drug website

  A San Francisco man denies charges that he operated an encrypted website where users could anonymously shop for drugs such as heroin and LSD, his attorney said on Friday.

  Money

  Oct 4, 2013
• WATCH: Break in Silk Road website case came from Canada

  Federal authorities say they've shut down an underground website that was dealing cocaine and other illegal drugs.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2013