Feds Nab $17M in Crypto as Dark Web Empire Crumbles

Another day, another 'decentralized' operation learning the hard way that blockchain isn't subpoena-proof.

The FBI just turned a major dark web marketplace into its personal piggy bank—confiscating $17 million in crypto assets. Guess those 'privacy coins' weren't so private after all.

While libertarians weep into their cold wallets, Wall Street's probably drafting a tokenized version of 'assets seized by law enforcement' as we speak. The more things change...

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This action is the latest in a growing string of international crackdowns on crypto-fueled cybercrime. Just last month, Europol led Operation RapTor, targeting dark web fentanyl vendors who relied on cryptocurrency, while U.S. prosecutors seized $24 million in digital assets tied to a Russian-linked malware scheme.

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