By NATHANIEL POPPER
Illicit activity is rising in the virtual currency market, where there is an increasing amount of real money but few rules and even less oversight.
Published: December 5, 2013 at 5:00AM
Source: NYT Business Day http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/in-the-murky-world-of-bitcoin-fraud-is-quicker-than-the-law/
Bitcoin (Currency), Black Markets, Cyberattacks and Hackers, E-Commerce, Frauds and Swindling, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
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