A woman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison after her murder-for-hire plot using bitcoin fell apart. Melody Sasser attempted to use the dark web to hire a…

The founder of cryptocurrency project Clucoin has pled guilty to wire fraud, admitting to diverting $1.14 million in investor funds for personal use, including gambling. Despite promoting the cryptocurrency for…

On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk Road marketplace breach had been sentenced…

A draft law designed to regulate crypto mining in Russia introduces harsh penalties for miners failing to report digital assets to the state. In its latest revision, the bill also…

Three Russians are going to spend time in high-security prison for stealing over a million U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency from another man. In addition, the court has also ordered…

It is reasonable to demand that justice be applied equally throughout society. Ross Ulbricht should not die in prison when many powerful criminals live free. This is an opinion editorial…

“Through the rise and fall of Silk Road, through the relentless years of my incarceration … Bitcoin keeps going.” This is an opinion editorial by Ross Ulbricht, the founder of…

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht’s excessive 2013 sentencing betrays the U.S. government’s fear of Bitcoin and dollar competition. This is an opinion editorial by Aaron Daniel, an appellate attorney and author…

A lawyer representing Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik has urged the government in Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of prisoners with the United States, where he was recently extradited.…

For Americans cut off from basic financial rights because of their incarcerations, bitcoin can be freedom money. Ubaydah Baa’ith is one of thousands of formerly incarcerated Americans who found greater…