Questions tagged [silk-road]
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How much would it cost for a government to undermine Bitcoins?
Articles by for example the Economist stating that Bitcoins are being used for drug trading (Silk Road), I believe that the biggest risk to Bitcoins is that a government will pull a stunt similar to ...
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What does the US government do with seized coins?
It was reported today that the US government shut down the web site Silk Road, where people bought and sold things (allegedly including illegal drugs) using Bitcoins. The operator was arrested, and ...
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With SilkRoad shutting down, and BitCoins being seized, what does this mean for bitcoin? [closed]
Over the past 2 days, it has come to light that the online market place SilkRoad has been seized by the FBI. Also, they have seized $3.5m worth of BitCoin (which must've been in Escrow).
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