Back in April , the Silk Road defending team attorney Joshua Dratel try on to save his client , Ross Ulbricht , bythrowing Bitcoin under the bus . Now , the FBI is investigating Mt. Gox and a number of other bitcoin exchanges in connection with Silk Road .
The Wall Street Journal reportsthat the FBI has emerge subpoenas to substitution — let in Mt. Gox — to valuate whether or not they have processed transaction get in touch to Silk Road . Some “ people conversant with the matter”have explainedthat the subpoenas to Mt. Gox demanded client - dealing log , as well as materials link to appeal of investor .
Theinvestigation appear to bein its early stages , and there are , concord to the sources , no conclusion as yet about whether or not any of the exchange were join to Silk Road . What is clear , though , is that the governance is take the issue of Bitcoin money laundering very seriously indeed — and that could define how the currency is treated in the future . countenance ’s see how it plays out . [ The Wall Street Journal reportsviaReuters ]
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