U.S. Senators Seek Crackdown On P2P ‘Bitcoin’ Currency

By Sarah Lai Stirland

June 8, 2011 3:41 p.m.

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Two senators are pressing law enforcement officials to shut down an online black market and “untraceable” digital currency known as Bitcoin after a story in Gawker described how the market relies on the currency to sell illegal recreational drugs.

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