Bitcoin Forum
May 07, 2024, 09:32:31 AM *
News: Latest Bitcoin Core release: 27.0 [Torrent]
 
   Home   Help Search Login Register More  
Pages: « 1 2 [3]  All
  Print  
Author Topic: A slap to the FBI. Online drug sales triple after Silk Road closure  (Read 1652 times)
xdrpx
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Activity: 616
Merit: 603


View Profile
August 12, 2016, 05:38:18 PM
 #41

Thing is everytime another Silkroad gets raided, an equally large amount of Bitcoins are confiscated by the Federal Bureau, and when that happens the Bitcoin's price falls a bit. It again falls a bit more when they put it on an auction. So afterall are they aiding the Government to have more control on the price of Bitcoin by not keeping their funds and identity safe?
1715074351
Hero Member
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 1715074351

View Profile Personal Message (Offline)

Ignore
1715074351
Reply with quote  #2

1715074351
Report to moderator
BitcoinCleanup.com: Learn why Bitcoin isn't bad for the environment
Advertised sites are not endorsed by the Bitcoin Forum. They may be unsafe, untrustworthy, or illegal in your jurisdiction.
countryfree
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 3052
Merit: 1047

Your country may be your worst enemy


View Profile
August 12, 2016, 10:56:22 PM
 #42


I would not give much importance to that study. Sure I've been reading it quickly, but from what I understood their estimate of a sales triple comes from the size of drug listings and the number of feedbacks each vendor had received. Those can be fake. We've seen that with restaurants and hotels in tourist guides.

I used to be a citizen and a taxpayer. Those days are long gone.
clickerz
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Activity: 1414
Merit: 505


Backed.Finance


View Profile
August 12, 2016, 11:47:39 PM
 #43


I would not give much importance to that study. Sure I've been reading it quickly, but from what I understood their estimate of a sales triple comes from the size of drug listings and the number of feedbacks each vendor had received. Those can be fake. We've seen that with restaurants and hotels in tourist guides.

Maybe you are correct here. Is there any way to to validate the listings? Of course we know it is illegal trade and difficult to countercheck this. Meaning the volume of drugs triple on market?

Open for Campaigns
Doamader
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Activity: 756
Merit: 501


View Profile
August 12, 2016, 11:54:00 PM
 #44

Thing is everytime another Silkroad gets raided, an equally large amount of Bitcoins are confiscated by the Federal Bureau, and when that happens the Bitcoin's price falls a bit. It again falls a bit more when they put it on an auction. So afterall are they aiding the Government to have more control on the price of Bitcoin by not keeping their funds and identity safe?
Well the country can easy rebuy those, and try to control bitcoin, step by step buying and confiscating over the years, but in the end i dont believe they have interest at it, but bitcoin will be the next gold currencie over the next years, soo countries should invest at bitcoin.

I dont know if those reports are the reality or just an updated from the total of drugs being sold, usually the media changes the numbers to make people believe, who knows if bitcoin hasnt a press being paid to clean the image.
adamstgBit
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037


Trusted Bitcoiner


View Profile WWW
August 13, 2016, 12:23:28 AM
 #45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di5NSU5yuKE

Pages: « 1 2 [3]  All
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!