Cryptocurrency such as bitcoin, Ethereum, and, more recently, Monero has become the
currency of choice for many drug dealers and extortionists. The criminal activities extend to …

Cryptomarkets, anonymous online markets where illicit drugs are exchanged, have operated
since 2011, yet there is a dearth of knowledge on why people use these platforms to sell …

Drugs are sold on both dark web services and on social media, but research investigating
these drug purchases online is still emerging. The aim of this study is to analyze risk factors …

Abstract Purpose of Review Darknet-hosted drug markets ('cryptomarkets') are an
established model of illicit drug distribution which makes use of specialised online hosting …

Abstract After the Silk Road closure, many studies started focusing on the trend and patterns
of darknet-related crimes in the 2010s. This first study combined a systematic literature …

Introduction Cryptomarkets operating on the darknet are a recent phenomenon that has
gained importance only over the last couple of years (Barratt, 2012). However, they now …

Cryptomarkets are online marketplaces, located on the darknet, that facilitate the trading of a
variety of illegal goods, mostly drugs. While the literature essentially focus on drugs, various …

Objective: There is broad agreement in the literature on the transformative potential of drug
cryptomarkets that allow sourcing on a global market and consequently the circumvention of …

We alert readers to the value of using unsolicited online data in drug policy research by
highlighting web-based content relevant to drug policy generated by distinct types of actor …

Background Cryptomarkets, or illegal anonymizing online platforms that facilitate drug trade,
have been analyzed in a rapidly growing body of research. Previous research has found …