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Silk Road
Business · Cryptocurrency
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Silk Road was an online black market and the first modern darknet marketplace, launched in 2011 and run on the Tor anonymity network with transactions paid in bitcoin to obscure buyers and sellers. It was best known for facilitating the sale of illegal drugs and other contraband. Federal agents shut down the site and arrested its founder, Ross Ulbricht, in 2013.
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Trump's two top market regulators launch joint 'Project Crypto'
Cryptocurrency sector — A coordinated CFTC/SEC framework for digital assets gives the crypto industry the regulatory clarity it has lobbied for, lowering legal risk for exchanges, custodians, and token issuers across the board.
Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s
Cryptocurrency sector — The same order also expands the addressable market for crypto-asset products inside retirement plans, a tailwind for digital-asset issuers and exchanges seeking distribution into mainstream retirement savings.
Trump's SEC crypto enforcement falls 60% in first year
Cryptocurrency sector — A 60% drop in SEC crypto enforcement actions and a ~97% drop in monetary penalties lowers the cost of doing business for digital-asset firms industry-wide, beyond the handful of cases that were individually dismissed.