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ForkLog 6 08.04.2021

Russia Leads in Using Popular Darknet Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Russians are more likely than people in other countries to use cryptocurrency exchanges with low levels of verification or that do not require user identity confirmation, according to analysts at Clain. Experts link this to the popularity of banned services in the country, including the dark-net marketplace Hydra.

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ForkLog 6 08.04.2021

In Italy, authorities foiled a Bitcoin-paid plot to attack a woman

Police in Milan arrested a 40-year-old local resident who commissioned a brutal attack on his former girlfriend for €10,000 in bitcoins.

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ForkLog 10 01.04.2021

Scientists used AI to link darknet markets to drug users on Reddit and Twitter

An international group of researchers presented an AI system to better understand people who abuse psychoactive substances. The algorithm collects fragments of data from darknet marketplaces, Twitter and Reddit.

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ForkLog 12 01.04.2021

DeepDotWeb darknet site operator pleads guilty to money laundering via Bitcoin

The administrator of the DeepDotWeb darknet news site, Tal Prihar, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money using cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 16 22.03.2021

Hydra sellers devise ‘buried caches’ system for anonymous Bitcoin withdrawals

Hydra darknet marketplace sellers cash out cryptocurrency via 'buried caches'— burying cash in vacuum-sealed packaging underground, according to Elliptic.

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ForkLog 11 19.03.2021

Data leak exposes Bitcoin wallets of Atlayo darknet social network users.

On 17 March, a full SQL dump of the Atlayo social network's database became publicly accessible, including 95 Bitcoin addresses of users. The information was reported by the Telegram channel 'Information Leaks'.

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ForkLog 5 09.02.2021

American woman charged in murder-for-hire plot involving bitcoins

U.S. authorities arrested a 37-year-old Wisconsin resident on charges of attempting to arrange a murder-for-hire, according to a Justice Department statement.

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ForkLog 10 02.02.2021

Russia and Ukraine Lead Darknet Cryptocurrency Transaction Volumes

In 2020, the total volume of cryptocurrency payments on the darknet amounted to $1.7 billion. The top three by turnover on the darknet were Russia, the United States and Ukraine.

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ForkLog 11 18.01.2021

Darknet marketplace Joker’s Stash earned more than $1 billion in bitcoin and announced its closure

The darknet marketplace Joker’s Stash, specialising in the sale of bank card data, has announced its closure. The site generated more than $1 billion in bitcoin for its owner, according to cybersecurity specialists Gemini Advisory.

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ForkLog 9 14.01.2021

More than 340 darknet ads offering COVID-19 vaccines for Bitcoin found

Fake listings for COVID-19 vaccines are circulating on the dark web, with payments requested in bitcoins. CNBC reports, citing Check Point.

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ForkLog 9 12.01.2021

Germany shuts down the world’s largest darknet marketplace, DarkMarket

German authorities reported the successful operation to dismantle the darknet marketplace DarkMarket. It was described as the world's largest darknet marketplace.

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ForkLog 7 29.12.2020

Major darknet market halts Bitcoin payments

The darknet marketplace White House Market has halted support for Bitcoin and now accepts payments only in Monero (XMR).

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