Hackers auction NSA cyber weapons for bitcoin
An anonymous hacking group calling themselves the [Shadow Brokers](https://twitter.com/shadowbrokerss) are holding an auction they are calling “the Equation Group Cyber Weapons Auction.” The winner gets hacking and exploit tools allegedly stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA).
US Marshals announce $1.6 million bitcoin auction
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) recently [announced](https://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2016/bitcoinauction/index.html) a new bitcoin auction. Just over 2,719 bitcoins are to be sold to a single winner on Monday, 22 August. Worth about $1.6 million at current market rates, the coins come from “various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases,” according to the Marshals Service.
Will the Final Silk Road Auction Build Confidence In The Price Of Bitcoin?
The fourth and final auction of US Government-seized Silk Road bitcoins is nearly upon us, so we take a look at the results of the previous auctions to help see what possible effects will be on the price of Bitcoin once the uncertainty has been removed.
