Startup Sabr.io is Helping to Catch Bitcoin's Criminals

Startup Sabr.io is Helping to Catch Bitcoin's Criminals

A new blockchain startup has claimed its software could help track down criminals faster and cheaper than ever. Sabr.io, one of 42 companies unveiled at 500 Startups' demo day in San Francisco this Tuesday, aims to shave valuable time off investigations into outfits such as illicit marketplace Silk Road. The platform, which integrates data from public and proprietary sources, claims to provide law enforcement with intel on digital currencies that's "otherwise inaccessible". It's unclear exactly what this entails, with CEO David Berger telling CoinDesk he was unable to disclose further....


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