For many, the first person associated with bitcoin is still «Dread Pirate Roberts,» the infamous pseudonym of Ross Ulbricht, convicted this year of running the online drug marketplace Silk Road, which utilized bitcoin. (fortune.com)
U.S. federal law enforcement agencies are scrutinizing whether bitcoins are being used increasingly in criminal activity such as the now - defunct Silk Road illegal drug marketplace. (canadianbusiness.com)
Although the FBI shut down Silk Road, the illicit drug marketplace that only accepted Bitcoin, the digital currency's public ledger helped authorities track down a handful of drug dealers. (inc.com)