The FBI shuts down the notorious underground dark web marketplace and arrests its mastermind, Ross Ulbricht (known as „Dread Pirate Roberts”). The high-profile bust thrusts Bitcoin and Tor network infrastructure into the global media spotlight.
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Fashion History
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2018 Legacy: The "Johny Johny Yes Papa" Meme Trend
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Medicine
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2018 Report: Tumblr Bans All Adult Content
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Computer science
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2018 File: The Official Launch of TikTok Worldwide
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2019 Legacy: Tumblr is Sold to Automattic
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2019 Archive: The Capital One Cyberattack
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2018 Report: Fortnite Achieves Unprecedented Mainstream Metric Growth
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Architecture
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