Category Archives: darknet markets

From 2013 until 2015, the multiseller network grows in terms of connectivity, showing an increasing number of edges spread across different markets. During 2016 and 2017, the edges are polarized by AlphaBay, the dominant market (see Fig. 3). Then, between 2017 and 2018, there is a drastic structural change in the multiseller network structure due to […]

Chainalysis data shows that about 0.14% of all transactions in crypto, some $50 billion, involve illicit activity, with a rise in stablecoins as an illicit payment mechanism. It added that many fraud shops are increasingly offering third-party crypto-payment processors like UAPS via API calls, as a way to reduce their own costs, improve operational efficiency and […]