A Slovakian man pled guilty to aiding a darknet market that traded drugs and stolen data. He was arrested with incriminating devices and is set to be sentenced on May 5, facing a minimum of 5 years in ...

Darknet markets are increasingly returning to bitcoin (BTC) as their primary cryptocurrency because of rising liquidity and accessibility challenges associated with privacy-focused coins like monero ...

Russian-language darknet marketplaces have strengthened their dominance and account for over 97% of cryptocurrency-enabled sales volume. According to a new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM ...

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, received 300 BTC in June 2025, worth over $31 million. Blockchain analysis tied the donation to old AlphaBay darknet wallets. The donor’s identity remains unknown, ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A Las Vegas couple was sentenced to over 4 years in prison for trafficking drugs and distributing them nationwide across seven online darknet markets. 47-year-old Rushan Lavar Reed ...

Abacus Market, the largest Bitcoin-powered darknet marketplace in the Western world, has abruptly gone offline in what appears to be an exit scam. Abacus Market, the largest Bitcoin-based darknet ...

Garantex, a Russian crypto exchange popular with ransomware gangs and darknet markets, has been taken down in an international law enforcement operation, according to a Friday announcement from the ...

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The US Office of Foreign Assets Control says the marketplace created by Iran-based Behrouz Parsarad facilitated the sale of drugs, fake IDs and hacking resources. US authorities have sanctioned the ...

Law enforcement authorities across Europe have dismantled ‘Archetyp Market’, the most enduring dark web marketplace, following a large-scale operation involving six countries, supported by Europol and ...