Prosecutors said Slava Dmitriev used the handle “GoldenAce” to buy and sell stolen identities on AlphaBay, and also assisted the Dark Overlord in extortion operations.

The new-look AlphaBay will have to work to regain trust in the criminal underworld.

Roman Sterlingov turned Bitcoin Fog into a top destination for washing dark-web money, the feds allege.

It's the first action of its kind by FinCEN, which assessed that the Helix and Coin Ninja services failed to file suspicious activity reports and follow other financial rules.

It’s only the latest in a series of international sting operations against illicit underground commerce.

Drugs, not malware, are the most popular items sold on dark web markets.