Daily Roundup – July 13, 2017

According to the Wall Street Journal, it has been confirmed that the disappearance of darknet marketplace AlphaBay was caused by action from law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and Thailand.
According to The Hindu, the idea of a complete ban on Bitcoin was discussed in a meeting of top government officials. The proposal to ban Bitcoin did not find many takers.
According to IT World Canada, a major Canadian company was forced to make a $425,000 ransomware payment last week. The company