News Archive
Market Intelligence
DrugHub Temporarily Banned From Dread
Dread administrator HugBunter has imposed a restrictive 'soft ban' on DrugHub Marketplace after the platform admitted to launching DoS attacks against competitors. This move signals a new era of enforcement on the darknet’s primary forum and a crackdown on network-wide disruption.
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Harm Reduction
Darknet Drug Harm Reduction Guide
In a market with no regulations, your safety is in your own hands. This guide covers how to spot fake vendors, how to test your products for purity and fentanyl, and which drug combinations to avoid at all costs.
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The Weekly Whiskey
The Weekly Whiskey 12/15/2025
The complete digest from /d/DarkNetMarkets: Superlist updates, a massive list of vendor holiday sales, security alerts regarding Tails and React2Shell, memes, and the weekly shitpost roundup.
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Vendor Intelligence
Superwave Goes Dark: Veteran Vendor Down in Suspected Santa Clara Bust
After 12 years of operation, the legendary vendor 'Superwave' has abruptly ceased operations. While his PR team cites 'unfortunate circumstances,' forensic evidence links the disappearance to a massive DEA/USPIS raid in San Jose involving 500,000 counterfeit pills.
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Laundering & OpSec
The 12-Terabyte Nightmare: Europol Seizes Cryptomixer and a Decade of Transaction Logs
The era of centralized tumbling is effectively over. Europol's seizure of Cryptomixer isn't just about the €25 million in seized Bitcoin—it's about the 12 terabytes of user data now in the hands of German and Swiss intelligence. If you mixed coins here since 2016, you are likely compromised.
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Market Intelligence
Total War: DrugHub, Dark Matter, and the Weaponization of Traffic
The darknet is in a state of civil war. As DrugHub openly admits to DDoSing competitors like Dark Matter, a dangerous game of attrition is playing out. We analyze the 'EndGame' defenses, the limitations of Tor's Proof-of-Work, and how massive floods of traffic are used by agencies to de-anonymize hidden services.
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Darknet Busts
The Fall of the Monero Fortress: Anatomy of the Archetyp Market Seizure
The five-year reign of Archetyp is over. In a crushing blow to the darknet economy, the German BKA and Europol have seized the market's infrastructure and arrested the admin 'ASNT'. This deep-dive investigation analyzes the technical failures, the 'Honeypot' timeline, and the chilling reality of modern darknet policing.
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Comms & OpSec
The Town Square vs. The Bunker: A Tactical Comparison of Dread and Pitch
Dread has long been the undisputed king of darknet discussion, but the rising forum 'Pitch' is carving out a dedicated niche. We analyze the architectural and cultural differences between the chaotic market hub and the privacy-focused enclave.
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Supply Chain & Interdiction
RCMP Dismantles Canada's Largest Ever Superlab
The supply chain just took a kinetic hit. In a historic sweep, Canadian authorities have decapitated a transnational production hub in British Columbia, seizing a record-breaking 54kg of fentanyl and nearly half a ton of meth. If you thought the game was only digital, this 89-gun arsenal and industrial-scale facility is a wake-up call: the physical footprint is still the biggest liability.
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