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The U.S. Seizes Over $1B Value of Dark Web Silk Road-Related BTC

Mary Liu

Summary: According to Bloomberg, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized thousands of bitcoins related to the dark web Silk Road, valued at more than $1 billion. DOJ is launching a lawsuit seeking to forfeit these huge amounts of cryptocurrency. The announcement states that the seizure is the largest cryptocurrency seizure to date. By Mary ...

According to Bloomberg, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized thousands of bitcoins related to the dark web Silk Road, valued at more than $1 billion. DOJ is launching a lawsuit seeking to forfeit these huge amounts of cryptocurrency. The announcement states that the seizure is the largest cryptocurrency seizure to date.

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