Bitcoin rises above $1,000
The virtual currency bitcoin Wednesday broke above $1,000 per unit, quintupling in a month, according to Mt. Gox, which manages trading in bitcoin.
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Nov 27, 2013
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News tagged with silk road
Rethinking the social structure of ancient Eurasian nomads
Prehistoric Eurasian nomads are commonly perceived as horse riding bandits who utilized their mobility and military skill to antagonize ancient civilizations such as the Chinese, Persians, and Greeks. Although some historical ...
Archaeology
Feb 24, 2012
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World's oldest tea found in Chinese emperor's tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
Archaeology
Jan 28, 2016
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Archaeological team excavates at one of the major fortress-settlements in the Armenian Highlands
A team of researchers and students from HKU unearthed huge storage jars, animal bones and fortress walls from 3,000 years ago in Armenia as they initiated the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) during the ...
Archaeology
Sep 10, 2019
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Przewalski's horses roaming China's plains again
In the harsh desert steppe of far northwestern China five prehistoric-looking Przewalski's horses, once classed as extinct in the wild, emerge from the endless plains.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2013
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Megadroughts in arid central Asia delayed the cultural exchange along the proto-Silk Road
The Silk Road was the most elaborate network of trade routes in the ancient world, linking ancient populations in East Asia to those in southwest Asia, via Central Asia. These trade routes fostered the spread of ideas, religions, ...
Archaeology
Feb 17, 2021
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Dutch close Utopia website selling guns, drugs, murder
Police have seized Dutch online bazaar Utopia, a site similar to the infamous Silk Road for trading illegal goods, and arrested five suspects, the Dutch public prosecutor said Wednesday.
Internet
Feb 12, 2014
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Silk Road bust unmasks our misconceptions on anonymity
The US National Security Agency and the UK's GCHQ have upped the stakes in the battle for internet privacy by targeting users of Tor.
Internet
Oct 9, 2013
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Dark Web bazaar Silk Road touts reopening
Silk Road, the online black market bazaar for drugs, hacker tools and other illicit goods, says it is back a month after the FBI took down the website.
Internet
Nov 7, 2013
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Probing Bitcoins
(Phys.org) —Bitcoin transactions may be anonymous, but they're also completely transparent. This makes stealing easier, but cashing in on the theft without getting caught a lot more difficult. That's one of the findings ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 16, 2014
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