Virginia man sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101M in Bitcoin from dark web drug market

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A Virginia man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for operating a dark web drug marketplace. The platform facilitated millions of transactions valued at approximately $430 million. As part of his conviction, he agreed to forfeit $100 million in Bitcoin. His partner in the operation also surrendered nearly 1,600 BTC.

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