The FBI Seizes The Silk Road, Bitcoin Rates Fall

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Silk Road, a website that was used to buy and sell drugs, murder contracts, and other illegal services, has been seized by the FBI and alleged admin Ross Ulbricht has been arrested. The FBI also found $3.6 million in Bitcoins in Ulbricht’s possession, the BBC reports. Silk Road was one of the most prominent websites The Silk Road was one of the most prominent websites on the Tor hidden network, notorious even among Tor users that didn’t actually visit it. Tor is used by all kinds of people who want to keep their communications secure, including political dissidents, criminals, and…


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