NZZ Switzerland - Researchers Sift Through Payment Flows in the Darknet

Sean Foley

Department of Applied Finance

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

While Ulbricht's career as Jeff Bezos of drug trafficking came to an end, Australian finance professor Sean Foley and several fellow researchers began to investigate the network of Silk Road and drug trafficking sites in the Darknet. Their aim was to assess the extent of illegal activities carried out using the crypto-currency for the first time on a global scale.

Subject

Darknet - Online Drugs - Silk Road

Period	4 Dec 2020

Media contributions

Title	Researchers sift through payment flows in the darknet
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	Neue Zurcher Zeitung Switzerland
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	Switzerland
Date	4/12/20
Producer/Author	Lorenz Honegger
URL	https://www.nzz.ch/finanzen/darknet-forscher-knacken-zahlungsstroeme-von-drogenhaendlern-ld.1589915?reduced=true
Persons	Sean Foley

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