Crypto Mining Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany Published 2 months ago on January 13, 2021 By CoinVedi Share Tweet CoinVedi A 34-year-old Australian man accused of running the world’s largest dark web marketplace has been arrested by German authorities close to the Danish border. According to a report from Europol on Wednesday, the DarkMarket site was taken offline on Monday following a probe by German investigators with the assistance of Europol and seven other nations. The illegal site had processed more than 320,000 transactions, had close to 500,000 users and over 2,400 vendors. More than 140 million euros (around US$170 million) in bitcoin and monero had changed hands on the site. Various drugs, forged or stolen credit cards, anonymous SIM cards and malware made up some of the goods for sale on the site. As part of the operation, more than 20 servers in Moldova and Ukraine have been seized. According to an ABC News report, police said the closure of DarkMarket follows on from a 2019 investigation into a server located in a former NATO bunker discovered in south-western Germany. It was found to have been hosting other illegal sites, including DarkMarket at one stage. Authorities from the U.S., Australia, the U.K, Denmark, Switzerland, Ukraine and Moldova assisted in the months-long operation. The Australian operator, who has not been named, is being held in custody pending charges after an order from a judge and has yet to provide information to investigators. Let’s block ads! (Why?) Source: Coindesk cryptocurrency news coindesk monero block transactions Related Topics:aggregatedtransactionsCoinDeskmonerocryptocurrency-newsblock Up Next Tron (TRX) Price Analysis: Bulls Struggle To Protect $0.027 Don't Miss GateHub to continue supporting XRP despite Ripple’s legal issues Continue Reading Latest Crypto myth busted: Users haven’t mined Ether using a PlayStation 5 yet Crypto Mining2 hours ago ‘Play by the rules or we will shut you down,’ says NY AG to crypto industry Crypto Mining2 hours ago Wolfram Blockchain Labs Adds Support For Tezos On Its Platform Following Cardano Wallets2 hours ago Matic, xDAI (STAKE) and Loopring (LRC) rally as Ethereum gas fees rise Crypto Mining2 hours ago ICON Creates $1.3 Million Decentralized Autonomous Grant Program Crypto Mining3 hours ago LSE Economist Declares Crypto As Not Really That Useful Wallets3 hours ago Companies A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Bitcoin Mining In North America Crypto Mining1 month ago Jessie Willms Like a hitchhiker taking to the American highways for the first time, anyone hoping to get a clear... Hut 8 To Earn 4% Interest for Its 1,000 Bitcoin Investment with Genesis Crypto Mining2 months ago Sherlock Gomes Mining company Hut 8, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, today said that it has opened... Bitcoin Miners Earn Over $1 Million per Hour — Revenue Increases 185% Since the 2020 Halving Crypto Mining2 months ago Felipe Erazo Bitcoin miners have been yielding a very profitable year in monthly revenues, as the latest onchain data shows... The Bitcoin Treasuries List Exceeds $30 Billion – 29 Companies Hold BTC Reserves Crypto Mining2 months ago Jamie Redman More than 1.1 million bitcoin or over $30 billion worth of the crypto asset is held by a... Corporations Own More Than $30 Billion In BTC This Year: Report Companies2 months ago Stefan Corporations own more than $30 billion in Bitcoin as they made a good decision this year, especially because there... $10 Billion in BTC Reserves: Companies With Bitcoin Treasuries Command Close to 4% of the Supply Crypto Mining4 months ago Bitcoin.com The web portal bitcointreasuries.org now shows close to two dozen firms with a large number of bitcoin reserves. Currently,...