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China’s WeBank Makes its First Move to Take its Blockchain Global, Partnering with Singapore's OpenNodes

China’s top digital bank WeBank has announced its partnership with Singaporean government-backed OpenNodes. This partnership will allow China’s FISCO BCOS blockchain platform to be brought to Singaporean academics for innovation and new initiatives. FISCO BCOS was deemed to be China’s version of Hyperledger Fabric when it was launched in 2018.  The Financial Blockchain Shenzhen Consortium … Continue reading China’s WeBank Makes its First Move to Take its Blockchain Global, Partnering with Singapore's OpenNodes

Analyst Honored for Exposing South Korean Dark Web Crypto Child Pornography and Blackmail Site

Criminal analyst, Kim Reece, has been named as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for her role in the takedown of the South Korean ‘Nth Room’ child pornography chat rooms that hosted the vile content of the ‘Welcome to Video’ dark web site. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland … Continue reading Analyst Honored for Exposing South Korean Dark Web Crypto Child Pornography and Blackmail Site

Europol Places Bitcoin Mixer Wasabi Wallet on its Radar for Promoting Dark Web Transactions

The general regulatory difficulty experienced by Bitcoin and altcoins lie in the skepticism of regulatory agencies due to their cryptographic nature. Transactions are generally obscured as privacy is the watchword. This creates a source of concern as the likelihood of the currencies being used in dark web transactions is high. Monitoring agencies have been able … Continue reading Europol Places Bitcoin Mixer Wasabi Wallet on its Radar for Promoting Dark Web Transactions

Dark Web Sucks in Bitcoin Payments From Viewers Paying to See Livestream Murder

Two 17-year-old Italians have been detained under the Delirium operation for instigating child pornography and live torture viewings on the dark web.  One of the teens uncovered encrypted websites that would enable his counterpart and him to witness live torture of children as well as sexual abuse of the minors. The two Italians paid Bitcoin (BTC) to a dark site address in order to unlock explicit footage of children … Continue reading Dark Web Sucks in Bitcoin Payments From Viewers Paying to See Livestream Murder

One Million Bitcoin Held By Dark Web Marketplaces and Cybercriminals, Chainalysis Data

Data from Chainalysis reveals that nearly one million Bitcoin is circulating on the dark web between bad actors and illicit darknet markets being moved through reputable exchanges.  According to Chainalysis, roughly 900,000 Bitcoin (BTC) is being held by cybercriminals and darknet markets on the dark web with reputable cryptocurrency exchanges acting as crucial links within … Continue reading One Million Bitcoin Held By Dark Web Marketplaces and Cybercriminals, Chainalysis Data

Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Dark Web Chemical Weapon Purchase

A Columbia, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in United States federal court yesterday to attempting to purchase a chemical weapon on the dark web using Bitcoin. A 45-year-old man from Columbia, Missouri pled guilty yesterday in a US federal court to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of attempting to acquire a chemical … Continue reading Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Dark Web Chemical Weapon Purchase

Ethereum Revamps Website And Transitions to Staking with Latest Testnet Release

Ethereum Foundation is transforming their website and adding new designs to deliver a more user-friendly and educational experience to the Ethereum community. Ethereum.org’s Newest Web Features On the official website, ethereum.org, the Foundation has announced that it will now be running on Gatsby instead of Vuepress in order to facilitate higher traffic, better content and faster transaction speed. Gatsby is to be initiated … Continue reading Ethereum Revamps Website And Transitions to Staking with Latest Testnet Release

China’s Blockchain Service Network Unveils New International English-Based Website

China’s Blockchain Service Network, introduced in early 2020, has launched an official international website. The Chinese Blockchain Service Network (BSN), has been open for commercial use since April 2020, after six months of internal testing. The BSN aims to provide small businesses and individuals to operate blockchain applications easily without using a private blockchain network. … Continue reading China’s Blockchain Service Network Unveils New International English-Based Website

TOR Network Vulnerability May Have Facilitated Dark Web Bitcoin Theft

According to a cybersecurity researcher, Bitcoin thieves and hackers have controlled more exit relays on the Tor network this year than in the past five, raising serious cybersecurity concerns that experts are looking to fix.   What is Tor Network?  Tor network is a routing system that aims at protecting users’ online anonymity and online activity by bouncing a user’s traffic through a network of relays. This system makes … Continue reading TOR Network Vulnerability May Have Facilitated Dark Web Bitcoin Theft

Corrupt Cop Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bitcoin Bribe from Dark Web Drug Dealer

A former Russian police officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison for accepting a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency bribe from a dark web drug dealer, in exchange for his professional services. Darknet: Bitcoin for professional services The former cop, Yuri Zaitsev, was the former head of department for a drug trafficking task force operating … Continue reading Corrupt Cop Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bitcoin Bribe from Dark Web Drug Dealer

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