The notorious Silk Road site was shut down in 2013. Others have followed. But the online trafficking of illegal narcotics hasn’t abated.
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China, a Major Bitcoin Source, Considers Moving Against It
China, whose initial enthusiasm about cryptocurrencies has waned, may order its local governments not to support the industry.
Cryptocurrency Was Their Way Out of South Korea’s Lowest Rungs. They’re Still Trying.
A generation of the young with dead-end social and economic prospects, calling themselves “dirt spoons,” aimed to strike it rich. They’ve ended up with big losses.
How Bitcoin Could Help Iran Undermine U.S. Sanctions
The cryptocurrency could allow Iranians to make international payments without using the U.S. banking system, an important lever of American power.