Bitcoin allure has darknet markets jumping to record highs (and scams)

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Darknet marketplaces and their operators have been the focus of authorities since the last decade. But the rise of cryptocurrencies has seemingly borne well for such illicit online shops, with a recent CipherTrace report stating they have hit record highs (both number of shops and scams) in the past year.

Crypto rise buoys darknet markets
The report comes on the back of three high-profile darknet “exit scams” in the past year. Of those, including that of spam site em blocked, one of the largest, longest-running, and most successful darknet markets which stole an estimated $30 million when it went offline in August 2020.
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