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US Treasury Department Sanctions First Bitcoin Addresses

November 30, 2018 @ 12:37 pm By Cali Haan |

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the Bitcoin addresses of two Iranians the office says processed Bitcoin ransoms on behalf of Iranian hackers who targeted government and business sites in the US and Canada. Anyone who does… Read More

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US Department of Justice Seizes $20 Million in Bitcoin, Arrests 35 in Darknet Bust

June 30, 2018 @ 10:59 am By Cali Haan |

The American Department of Justice (DOJ) announced June 26th that its “First Nationwide Undercover Operation Targeting Darknet Vendors” has resulted in the arrest and charge of 35 individuals accused of selling illicit goods in the Internet underworld. The comprehensive, inter-agency dragnet also seized guns, drugs,… Read More

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