Consensus 2015: DOJ's Kathryn Haun to Discuss Blockchain Analysis and Silk Road Case
The Silk Road case will make headlines again this week with Ross Ulbricht's sentencing. One of the players in the still unfolding saga is Assistant US Attorney Kathryn Haun, who heads digital currency initiatives for northern California at the US Department of Justice. Haun will speak on the blockchain and transparency at Consensus 2015. With Ross Ulbricht's sentencing due Friday, the Silk Road story is a hot topic once again. But even when Ulbricht's sentencing is complete, the saga looks to be far from over. One of the stranger twists in an already convoluted tale is the case against two....
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No less than the Department of Justice Assistant US Attorney Kathryn Haun herself is set to discuss blockchain and transparency issues during the Consensus 2015 event on September 10, 2015 in New York. Haun heads digital currency initiatives for northern California at the US Department of Justice and has led the inquiry against Ripple Labs. She was recently appointed the Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator for northern California at the US Department of Justice. Aside from leading a new multi-agency task force charged with looking into digital currencies that includes the FBI, Secret....
During the Silk Road nvestigation, Haun learned quite a few different things about online crime as well. For the longest time, there is a lot of discussion regarding Bitcoin usage among criminals. Kathryn Haun, the US Federal Prosecutor, recently unveiled how she tries to bring criminal Bitcoin usage to an end. Prosecuting cryptocurrency-related crimes has been proven to be quite a challenge so far, though. Getting in contact with Bitcoin has been quite a journey of discovery for US federal prosecutor Kathryn Haun. Ever since she first got in touch with cryptocurrency, her life has changed....
Consensus 2015 is set to take over the TimesCenter building on Thursday (10th September), for a one-day summit to examine the real-world potential of bitcoin and blockchain technology. Besides being CoinDesk's inaugural conference, the event - with over 50 speakers and 450 attendees - will see a number of 'firsts'. Here, we've handpicked a few to look out for over the course of the day. FBI and IRS agents open up. Back in June, DEA agent Carl Force VI and Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges made headlines following allegations they had stolen over $700,000 worth of bitcoin while running the....
3,000 tweets, 600 attendees and 50 speakers later, CoinDesk's inaugural conference Consensus 2015 wrapped on 10th September. The one-day event drew together top minds in the fields of finance, charity, investment and law enforcement to discuss how blockchain technology might impact very real problems faced around the world today. It featured a diverse line up of speakers from Digital Asset Holdings CEO Blythe Masters to Internet security pioneer Christopher Allen and Assistant US Attorney Kathryn Haun. For those who missed out on the jam-packed day, you can watch the event in full below.....
Former U. S. Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges pleaded guilty Monday to money laundering and obstruction of justice while investigating Silk Road, according to Bloomberg. Bridges admitted he stole $820,000 in bitcoins while serving on a Baltimore task force investigating the Silk Road Internet drug emporium. Bridges agreed in June to plead guilty to the charges. During Monday's hearing, a federal judge ordered Bridges to submit to electronic monitoring, and a curfew after a prosecutor told the judge Bridges tried to change his identity and possessed illegal firearms. Prosecutor: Bridges....