{"id":1634,"date":"2011-06-14T23:12:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T23:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/14\/the-raw-story-senators-call-for-crackdown-on\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:31:06","slug":"the-raw-story-senators-call-for-crackdown-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2011\/06\/14\/the-raw-story-senators-call-for-crackdown-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The Raw Story \u00bb Senators call for crackdown on \u2018Bitcoin\u2019 as drug traffickers move in \u00bb Print"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Internet barter system known as “Bitcoin,” which makes it difficult for law enforcement to monitor online transactions, has raised the ire of two U.S. Senators who learned recently about a new website that lets Bitcoin users buy and sell illegal drugs.
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