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World’s Largest Monero Accepting Darknet Market Reveals Retirement Plan — White House Admins Say DNM ‘Reached Its Goal’
2.10.2021
One of the largest darknet markets (DNM), White House, announced the market is retiring as the DNM’s administrators say the team has reached its goal. After revealing the retirement plan, White House admins explained that user registration and orders have been disabled. Darknet Market White...
Darknet Market Joker’s Stash Retires After Raking in $1 Billion in Cryptocurrencies
14.2.2021
One of the largest darknet marketplaces for selling identity data and stolen credit card information, Joker’s Stash retired last month after making off with a cool $1 billion in cryptocurrencies. Weeks ago, U.S. and European officials seized some of the web portal’s servers tied...
Darknet market link provider claims its Bitcoin donors’ accounts were frozen
10.2.2021
The admin of a well-known darknet market link provider claims its donation address was flagged as suspicious after it criticized Chainalysis' KYT flagging system
Darknet Markets Generated $1.7 Billion in Crypto Revenue in 2020 — Set a New Record
3.2.2021
Darknet market revenues hit a new all-time high in 2020, despite declining individual purchases from marketplaces. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis also spotted a singular driver behind the new record witnessed over the last year. Hydra Market Is the Major Driver Behind Revenue Figures in 2020...
Darknet Giant Darkmarket Shut Down, Alleged Operator Arrested
13.1.2021
The authorities in seven countries and Europol have jointly taken down Darkmarket, one of the largest darknet marketplaces. The action was taken after the marketplace’s alleged operator was arrested in Germany. Authorities Shut Down Darkmarket Europol announced Tuesday that darknet...
Authorities Shut Down Darknet Marketplace Sipulimarket, Seize Bitcoin
14.12.2020
A major darknet marketplace, Sipulimarket, has been shut down and its assets, including bitcoin, were seized by Finnish Customs, in cooperation with Europol and the Polish police. Darknet Marketplace Shut Down, Bitcoin Seized Europol and Finnish Customs (Tulli) announced last week that they...
Movie based on darknet market Silk Road premiering in February
10.12.2020
The film will reportedly focus on what led to Ross Ulbricht’s arrest as the founder of the darknet marketplace
Darknet Market Crypto Revenues Hit All-Time Highs in 2020
5.12.2020
A study revealed that darknet markets have astonishing figures so far in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic, but the dynamics changed compared to the last year’s numbers. Darknet Vendors Surpassed $800 Million in Revenues Despite Covid Pandemic According to the Chainalysis report, darknet...
Darknet Markets Face Headwinds After Year of Mixed Results
3.12.2020
Darknet markets are falling off the radar and watching their customer base level off
Televend’s Complex System of Telegram Drug Bots Swell as German Police Seize 9 Telegram Drug Channels
12.11.2020
During the last few months following the departure of the infamous Empire darknet market (DNM), a great number of DNM users have been flocking to alternative vendors. More recently, a new bot service on Telegram called Televend has been attracting tens of thousands of users and the service...
Dutch Police Seize $33 Million in Bitcoin from Couple Accused of Money Laundering
30.10.2020
Prosecutors from the Netherlands have seized 2,532 bitcoins worth $33 million after a couple was convicted of money laundering by the Rotterdam District Court. The man and his wife were sentenced to two years for illegal money transmission and the court claims the couple’s bitcoin stash...
A System of Robot Drug Dealers on Telegram Allows People to Buy Illegal Products for Bitcoin
13.10.2020
There’s a new avenue darknet market (DNM) customers have found that allows them to purchase illegal wares 24 hours a day via a robot drug dealer hosted on Telegram. The platform dubbed ‘Televend,’ is an automated software program that peddles illicit narcotics for people paying...
While Darknet Users Search for New Markets, Global Law Enforcement Reveals Mass Arrests
5.10.2020
During the last month since the fall of Empire Market, darknet market (DNM) patrons have been migrating to alternative markets. Meanwhile, global law enforcement recently arrested 179 individuals tied to DNMs and seized over $6.5 million in cryptocurrency and cash proceeds. It hasn’t been...
Hydra’s ‘Complex Drug Delivery System’ in Russia Overshadows Western Darknet Markets
16.9.2020
On September 14, the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis reported on the infamous Russian darknet marketplace (DNM) known as Hydra and noted the DNM is Eastern Europe’s “sixth-largest service by volume in the region.” Moreover, the report also reveals that Hydra has created...
Eastern Europe's sixth-largest crypto service is a darknet market
15.9.2020
A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region
AlphaBay darknet market moderator sentenced to 11 years in Jail
2.9.2020
‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated
After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives
29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...
Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
26.8.2020
One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s...
Biggest Darknet Market Allegedly Exit Scams USD 30M In Crypto - Report
26.8.2020
Leading darknet market Empire Market has reportedly shut down its operations, exit scamming the site’s estimated 1.3 million users out of some bitcoin (BTC) 2,638, worth close to USD 30 million.
Reported by dark.fail, a journalist specialized in covering the darknet, the development comes with...
Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack
23.8.2020
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the subject, as the market hasn’t been down for this long since 2019. It seems the popular...