US Seizes Crypto and 145 Domains in Major Darknet Takedown
The US Department of Justice has taken action against the darknet marketplace known as BidenCash, announcing the seizure of cryptocurrency assets and 145 internet domains linked to its operations. The announcement came from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, detailing the culmination of a coordinated investigation into a platform that had […]
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European law enforcement agency Europol has taken down an underground marketplace on darknet that was booked for promoting child pornography and selling illegal goods. In a statement made right after the darknet’s shutdown, Europol credited the Italian police department as its ally in driving their two-year long “Operation Babylon” to its rightful conclusion. They recognize the undercover officers, who penetrated into the illegal community, and leaked details back to their departments. The investigation agencies was also cooperating with the FBI with hopes to identify each and every....
On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made the crypto community quite leery of the platform and some proponents are scared that cryptocurrency codebases like Bitcoin’s can be taken down by government forces. This week the RIAA got the Microsoft-owned Github to remove a number of projects from the code-hosting portal. The code....
Federal prosecutors have seized 69,730 ($1 billion worth) of bitcoin associated with darknet marketplace Silk Road. Here’s what we know so far. The post Government Seizes 69,730 Bitcoin ($1 Billion) Tied To Silk Road appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
The much-anticipated major update to Quik.com has now been made available to users, bringing them brand-new capabilities like the edit feature and the Quik API, along with more that are scheduled for the upcoming weeks and months.
Quik.com is a P2P NFT domain marketplace offering NFT top-level domains running on the blockchain-based protocols ERC-721, ERC-1155, and BEP-721, BEP-1155. The fundamental specifics regarding the October 2022 upgrade, as well as the ones coming next week and next month, were included in a recent press release published by Quik.com’s official....
As more people hop on the Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency scene, many would also like to make a cryptocurrency related website, such as news, gambling, commerce, etc. The more people buy domains the more interest is fueled back into cryptocurrency and the cycle repeats. A good indicator of this is when Ryan (requested last name omitted) , the founder over at SatoshiNames, reported they recently sold a domain for over $1000 profit, not revenue. 1. Why do you think there will be a increase for cryptocurrency related domains? There has been a surge in demand for domains as the sector has become more....