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India’s NCB arrested a 35-year-old Kerala engineer for allegedly running the country’s largest darknet drug syndicate, using Monero to hide transactions.
Operation MELON seized 1,127 LSD blots, 131 grams of…
The shuttering of major crypto darknet marketplace Huione Guarantee has seen its users flock to at least 30 successors, with one marketplace doubling its user base since May. Huione Guarantee shut…
Major darknet marketplace Huione is reportedly still operating and growing, despite the shutdown of its website and Telegram channels. Haowang Guarantee, formerly Huione Guarantee, said on May 13 that it was…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad DisclosureThe US Department of Justice has taken action against the darknet marketplace known as BidenCash, announcing the seizure…
Russian investigators confiscated crypto worth around 649 million rubles ($8.2 million) from the wallets of Dmitry Pavlov, the 35-year-old self-confessed server mastermind behind the Hydra darknet portal.The Russian newspaper Izvestia…
Key Takeaways:Global crackdown cripples a shadow economy with several arrests and confiscation of funds.
RICO case unmasks $263 million crypto fraud as DeFi’s legal risks escalate.
Kraken’s 68% transaction surge tests darknet…
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Operation RapTor resulted in 270 arrests across 10 countries and the seizure of $200 million in cash and crypto, making it the largest enforcement action under the DOJ’s JCODE…
Key Takeaways:Russia’s darknet markets grew 68% while global sales fell 15%.
Strict KYC pushes darknet vendors toward DeFi platforms.
Monero gains traction as darknet operators ditch traceable Bitcoin.Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has…