A Fistful of Bitcoins Characterizing Payments Among Men with No Names

By S. A. R. A H M E I K L E J O H N, M. A. R. J. O R I P O M A R O L E, G. R. A. N. T. J. O R D A N, K I R I L L L E V C H E N K O, D A M O, G. E. O F F R E, Y. M. V. O E L K E R A N D S T E F A N S A V A. 2013

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