Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Silk Road" in Russian language version.
{{cite news}}: Неизвестный параметр |deadlink= игнорируется (|url-status= предлагается) (справка)Silk Road has generated over 9.5 million Bitcoins in revenue from 1,229,465 transactions, collecting 614,305 Bitcoins in commissions.
{{cite news}}: Неизвестный параметр |deadlink= игнорируется (|url-status= предлагается) (справка)(To date, the world has about 11.75 million bitcoins, each worth as of this writing $137 from a variety of sources.) Note that Silk Road's revenue prior to being shut down was 9.5 million bitcoin—meaning that nearly all of the virtual currency that's been generated thus far worldwide was being spent on this system.
The e-commerce website Silk Road is being called the Amazon.com of illegal drugs.
the numbers in the FBI complaint are highly misleading. The complaint says that Silk Road's total revenue, of 9.5 million BTC, ... "are equivalent to roughly $1.2 billion .. at current Bitcoin exchange rates"
The charges against Ulbricht said that Silk Road generated sales of more than 9.5 million bitcoins, roughly equivalent to $1.2 billion. There are currently about 11.8 million bitcoins in circulation.
Figures in the criminal complaint published today underline that the marketplace was a giant in the bitcoin economy. Silk Road is said to have brought in 9.5 million bitcoins since 2011. Although some of the cryptocoins will have passed through the marketplace twice or more, that's a striking figure given that only 11.75 million bitcoins have ever been created.
The e-commerce website Silk Road is being called the Amazon.com of illegal drugs.
Silk Road has generated over 9.5 million Bitcoins in revenue from 1,229,465 transactions, collecting 614,305 Bitcoins in commissions.
the numbers in the FBI complaint are highly misleading. The complaint says that Silk Road's total revenue, of 9.5 million BTC, ... "are equivalent to roughly $1.2 billion .. at current Bitcoin exchange rates"
The charges against Ulbricht said that Silk Road generated sales of more than 9.5 million bitcoins, roughly equivalent to $1.2 billion. There are currently about 11.8 million bitcoins in circulation.
(To date, the world has about 11.75 million bitcoins, each worth as of this writing $137 from a variety of sources.) Note that Silk Road's revenue prior to being shut down was 9.5 million bitcoin—meaning that nearly all of the virtual currency that's been generated thus far worldwide was being spent on this system.
Figures in the criminal complaint published today underline that the marketplace was a giant in the bitcoin economy. Silk Road is said to have brought in 9.5 million bitcoins since 2011. Although some of the cryptocoins will have passed through the marketplace twice or more, that's a striking figure given that only 11.75 million bitcoins have ever been created.