Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany
The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace.
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Jan 13, 2021 at 8:27 a.m. UTC
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Darknet's Largest Marketplace Still Offline; Fears of Exit Scam Rise
Empire Market, the darknet's most popular marketplace by site traffic, was suddenly taken offline on Aug. 22.
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Aug 26, 2020 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2020
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Russia's Largest Darknet Market Is Hawking an ICO to Fund Global Expansion
Here’s one token sale that’s almost certainly illegal, and not just under securities laws.
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Dec 12, 2019 at 11:11 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2019
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Drug Dealers Who Used Crypto Sentenced to Prison
Five drug dealers who used cryptocurrencies to launder their funds were sentenced to varying jail terms on Monday.
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Aug 28, 2019 at 2:30 a.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2019
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$430K in Confiscated Crypto to Be Sold Off by Irish Auction House
Cryptocurrencies seized by Belgian law enforcement from online drug dealers are set to be sold off by an Ireland-based auction house.
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Feb 21, 2019 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2019
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US Government Seizes Lambo and Crypto Millions from Dead Dark Web Kingpin
The U.S. Department of Justice has won the right to confiscate money and items Alexandre Cazes enjoyed from his dark web e-commerce empire's riches.
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Sep 17, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2018
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Bitcoin Has a New Top Dark Market
A new study by a blockchain analytics firm has identified the most popular dark web markets.
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Oct 12, 2016 at 1:02 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2016
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'Sin' Activities No Longer Drive Bitcoin Economy, Researchers Find
A soon-to-be-released study has found evidence that bitcoin’s market is now a venue for "legitimate" commerce.
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Jul 11, 2016 at 9:09 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2016
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Meet Darkleaks, a Bitcoin-Powered Black Market for Secrets
Darkleaks will let users sell leaked data in an anonymous, trustless environment powered by bitcoin's blockchain.
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Feb 3, 2015 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2015
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Bitmarkets Launches Decentralised Bitcoin Marketplace With Tor Support
A new decentralised marketplace called Bitmarkets has introduced privacy enhancing features and a novel escrow system.
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Dec 8, 2014 at 10:35 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2014