ChainCatcher 消息，暗网市场 Empire Market 联合创始人 Raheim Hamilton 于 10 月 5 日在芝加哥被判处 40 年联邦监禁，并被处以 500 万美元罚款。其认罪协议涵盖约 1230 枚比特币、24.4 枚以太币及弗吉尼亚州 3 处房产。
Empire Market 于 2018 年至 2020 年运营，促成买卖双方超过 400 万笔交易，交易金额超过 4.3 亿美元。调查人员在该案中查获价值 7500 万美元的数字资产、现金及贵金属。美国司法部（DOJ）表示，平台要求买卖双方仅使用加密货币交易，并鼓励使用混币服务和加密通信。买家还可评价卖家隐藏毒品包裹的效果，涉案毒品销售额接近 3.75 亿美元。
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