Major darknet market halts Bitcoin payments
The darknet marketplace White House Market has halted support for Bitcoin and now accepts payments only in Monero (XMR).
Major darknet market halts Bitcoin payments
The darknet marketplace White House Market has halted support for Bitcoin and now accepts payments only in Monero (XMR).
Report: Bitcoins worth $1.4 billion moved through mixers in 2020
In 2020, bitcoins worth $1.4 billion were sent to mixing services. This is $500 million more than the previous year, according to a report by Crystal Blockchain, a Bitfury Group platform.
Finland, with Europol’s help, closes the Sipulimarket darknet market
Finland's customs service closed the large darknet marketplace Sipulimarket—the only illegal platform for selling drugs in Finnish on the Tor network.
Darknet markets’ cryptocurrency revenue topped $1.5 billion in 2020
Even without December, darknet market revenue in cryptocurrencies surpassed the previous year's figure, reaching a new high of over $1.5 billion, according to Chainalysis.
Survey: 95% of users do not use Bitcoin mixers
95.5% of ForkLog users surveyed do not use mixing services.
Trial opens in Germany against operators of the ‘cyber-bunker’
In Trier, Germany, a trial has begun against operators of one of the world’s largest darknet site hosts, known as the 'cyber-bunker'. They are accused of involvement in 249,000 crimes, according to the German publication Der Spiegel.
The Pantheon of the Darknet, or What Lies Ahead for the Deep Web After a Wave of Illegal-Market Closures
At the end of September, the US Department of Justice and Europol announced the successful completion of one of the largest operations in darknet history to curb crime. In the operation, American and European law enforcement arrested 179 alleged drug traffickers and seized $6.5 million in cash and cryptocurrency.
Europol identifies Wasabi and Samourai Bitcoin wallets as key darknet threats
The growing popularity of Wasabi and Samourai Bitcoin wallets with coin-mixing capabilities significantly hampers the tracing of darknet activity. The finding comes from a Europol report on internet-related threats.
Anonymous investor agrees to rescue OpenBazaar from closure
An anonymous patron will fund the maintenance of the infrastructure of one of the oldest decentralized marketplaces, OpenBazaar, at least through the end of 2020.
179 darknet vendors arrested in the EU and the US
Europol and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a successful operation to curb major darknet drug trafficking. Authorities seized $6.5 million in cash and in cryptocurrency.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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