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Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar
What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What Decrypt reports
Raheim Hamilton forfeited some 1,230 BTC. His co-creator Thomas Pavey, who agreed to forfeit 1,584 BTC, is due to be sentenced this month.
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The report identifies a markets development, but the available information does not provide enough matched evidence for a more specific impact judgment. That assessment remains open.
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CoinDesk Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin
A man from Virginia, who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million, agreed to give up $100 million worth of BTC. His partner forfeited nearly 1,600 BTC.
DecryptCurrent briefing Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar
Raheim Hamilton forfeited some 1,230 BTC. His co-creator Thomas Pavey, who agreed to forfeit 1,584 BTC, is due to be sentenced this month.
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