Not long ago you could have
bought illicit drugs with the currency, but the FBI closed down «Silk Road» earlier this year, which allowed people to buy illegal substances anonymously.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard is challenging the Canadian Judicial Council's jurisdiction to launch a conduct hearing against him stemming from an allegation
he bought illicit drugs at time he was a lawyer.
Not exact matches
Silk Road 2.0 provided an online bazaar where users across the world could
buy and sell
drugs, computer hacking tools and other
illicit items, using the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, authorities said.
The closure of Silk Road in October, the online marketplace that allegedly allowed more than a billion dollars of illegal
drugs and
illicit services to be
bought using the virtual currency, is cited as another major driver.
When
drug users go online for the first time to
buy opioids, they aren't looking for the widest selection or the best prices for their
illicit purchases, a new study suggests.
That's why it has become the currency of choice for people online
buying drugs or other
illicit activities.
People
buying illicit commodities such as weapons or
drugs on darknets can be attracted to
buying from domestic vendors to avoid the risk of being detected by Customs at the border»