Writing a university paper on the potential evolution of cryptocurrency and the dnm's themselves and would like some people to speak of their firsthand experiences. I remember awhile ago there was some talk of integrating DNM's into the blockchain itself as a project by an individual, but cannot remember the name of the project or what it specifically involved. If you guys can help me out it would be much appreciated. Where do you guys think we will be with DNM's and cryptocurrency in 10-20 years time?
PS. If any vendors/purchasers would like to personally speak of their experiences and wouldn't mind me including this in my paper it would be greatly appreciated and everything would be fully anonymous and confidential.
(Edit) PPS. If anybody wants, I can provide them with an outline of my course and requirements for the paper so they can see it's for legitimate research purposes.
I suspect the integrated dnm you're thinking of is OpenBazaar. It's not quite as simple as that, but that's a reasonable basic explanation. Decentralized markets have definitely been floated in the past, OB made the most progress.
That said, you probably aren't going to find many users willing to talk to you about their experiences. You'd be better off just participating in the community and getting a feel for it that way. Like all online communities, DNMs have their own flow, in-jokes, and means of communication. What you're doing at the moment is akin to someone going door to door in Whitechapel at midnight asking the local prostitutes if you can speak to them about the recent ripper killings. You're going to be met with suspicion and distrust