DoJ seizes $1 billion in bitcoins associated with underground marketplace Silk Road

In a statement the U.S. Justice Department stated, it had seized more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin associated with the underground online marketplace Silk Road. The Justice Department is seeking the forfeiture of the bitcoins, which had been in the possession of an unnamed hacker who had stolen them from the “notorious” website. The…

Gilead Sciences Inc to ramp up production of experimental COVID-19 treatment with international partners

In a statement Gilead Sciences Inc, the maker of the closely-watched experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir stated, it will continue to work with international partners to expand the production of its potential COVID-19 treatment. Gilead said, it expects to have more than one million remdesivir treatment courses manufactured by December, “with plans to be able to…