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Investigates incidents related to Bitcoin.
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A small collection of people who Investigated incidents related to Bitcoin.
  
Investigators focused on exposing fraudsters and scammers in the Bitcoin community.  
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Investigators focused on exposing fraudsters and scammers in the Bitcoin community, and followed a strict mission statement. Strove to be as transparent as possible.  
  
Follows a strict mission statement and strives to be as transparent as possible.
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This small collection of people has essentially disbanded and is no longer active in this capacity.
 
 
A community run organization that relies upon the community for support. New members are encouraged to join.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
* {{Bitcoin Court]]
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* [[Bitcoin Court]]
 
* [[Secure Trading]]
 
* [[Secure Trading]]
 
* [[Securing your wallet]]
 
* [[Securing your wallet]]
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* [[Petition against illegal use]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
  
* [http://bitcoin.crimeunit.net Bitcoin Police] wiki
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* [http://bitcoinpolice.org Bitcoin Police] Formerly official Website, now defunct
* {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-police}} IRC channel
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* [http://volatiletechnology.com/police/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Bitcoin Police Wiki] wiki, now defunct
* [http://bitcoinpolice.blogspot.com Bitcoin Police] blog
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* {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-police}} IRC channel, now a ghost town
* [http://twitter.com/bitcoinpolice @BitcoinPolice] twitter account
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* [http://twitter.com/bitcoinpolice @BitcoinPolice] twitter account, now an empty husk
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:43, 30 September 2017

A small collection of people who Investigated incidents related to Bitcoin.

Investigators focused on exposing fraudsters and scammers in the Bitcoin community, and followed a strict mission statement. Strove to be as transparent as possible.

This small collection of people has essentially disbanded and is no longer active in this capacity.

History

The Bitcoin Police formed in early August, 2011 following the MyBitcoin incident which caused losses to members valued over one million U.S. Dollars.

See Also

External Links

References