Very well done article! The Silk Road situation was fascinating - due to my involvement in the payments industry, we were involved in some of the fact-finding investigations. It was and is a shame to see that even today there are many in the mainstream financial world that still see BTC and, in fact, all cryptocurrencies as something only to be used for criminal/illicit behavior.

Excellent post, and I look forward to more in the series.

Resteeming!