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Daly City man falls victim to convoluted scam, loses $27,000 in Bitcoin
Police in Daly City are investigating an incident that occurred last week in which a man was reportedly duped out of approximately $27,000 in Bitcoin. On Jan. 14 at...Read More
Wozniak files lawsuit claiming YouTube botched response to cryptocurrency scam
For months before a scam co-opting the accounts of several famous people on Twitter was revealed and quickly quashed last week, a similar scheme was being perpetrated on YouTube...Read More
Court approves IRS summons for names of Bitcoin users
A federal magistrate judge in San Francisco has granted the IRS approval for a first step to gain information about bitcoin users who may have failed to pay taxes...Read More
Dirty Silk Road agent gets six years
A former U.S. Secret Service agent who stole $820,000 worth of bitcoin from the Silk Road online black market while investigating it was sentenced in federal court.Read More
Dirty ‘Silk Road’ agent admits stealing bitcoin
A former Secret Service agent who stole $820,000 worth of bitcoin from the Silk Road online black market while investigating it pleaded guilty in federal court.Read More
‘Silk Road’ agent cops plea over Bitcoin theft
Former Secret Service Special Agent Shaun Bridges allegedly stole more than $820,000 after obtaining administration credentials for Silk Road.Read More
Feds slam cell door on Silk Road founder
San Francisco resident Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the notorious black market site Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison.Read More
Fraud charges taint ‘Silk Road’ investigators
Two federal investigators have been charged with fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin in connection with their Silk Road investigation.Read More
Bitcoin value plunges after China ban
The value of Bitcoins fell by one-third after China banned banks from providing services and products.Read More
‘Silk Road’ founder busted in San Francisco
Illicit online marketplace 'Silk Road,' where hit men, drug dealers and hackers hocked their wares, has been shut down after an FBI bust.Read More