Has anything changed over the last year or so?

Hey all, haven't used dnm in a while and was wondering if you'd give me a tl;dr of any important info that's happened. I used to use agora.. is it still one of the best? Has LEO started coming down on anyone yet? TAILS still the way to go? Thanks.

EDIT: Well, shit. I wish I could remember the names of the vendors I used to use.


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[5 Points] None:

Agora has shut down for the time being (I think they are not coming back but that is disputable) https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/3idjrj/agora_to_pause_operations/

Evolution has exit scammed.

The top markets at the moment are Nucleus, Alphabay, and Abraxas. Runner ups are probably EIC, MEM and Outlaw.

There have been a few major vendors to retire, or exit scam, or get busted like HoS (retired), Colorado (exit) and RSS (busted) off the top of my head.

Oh and our lord and savior Ulbricht/DPR will spend his life in prison.

Dark times for the DNMs


[3 Points] quantikroidthrowaway:

Where has Hacks4Crack been? He made a good chunk of the past year pretty interesting lol


[3 Points] Aluminum_Foil_Hat:

I was gone for 2 weeks, and everything changed.


[1 Points] Accountnookkkknvv:

Agora took the crown after SR2 got seized. Evo took it over before exit scamming for tens of millions. Agora regains the crown before going on an apparent hiatus, announcing it beforehand and allowing people to withdraw.

Meanwhile fly by nights came and went. Cannabis Road hacked to death, BlackBank exit scamming, others going off line due to OO.

Some old markets never gained traction but still surviving. Outlaw, Silkitie.

With Agora gone, it feels like the time after SR's demise.


[1 Points] hdheuud:

No everything is exactly the same. Would you like the links to Evolution, blue sky, or maybe dream market? They have been taken off the side bar


[1 Points] None:

Operation Onymous happened, too