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   What is the Silk Road website?

   • The Silk Road website was an anonymous internet marketplace active from January 2011 to October 2013. Accessible through encrypted dark web browsers such as Tor, Silk Road was known as a hotbed of illegal activity facilitated by cryptocurrency, and served as one of the initial use cases for Bitcoin.

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   What is Silk Road & how does it work?

   • It was launched in 2011 by its American founder Ross Ulbricht under the pseudonym " Dread Pirate Roberts." As part of the dark web, [ 8 ] Silk Road operated as a hidden service on the Tor network, allowing users to buy and sell products and services between each other anonymously.

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   Who created Silk Road?

   • Silk Road was founded in 2011 by Ross Ulbricht, who used the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht created Silk Road to enable anonymous online commerce while protecting users’ identities, transactions, and individual freedoms — this helped spur the trade of illicit goods. He operated the dark web marketplace until 2013.

   The Silk Road: an Online Black Market on the Dark Web - Avast

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   Does the Silk Road still exist?

   • The Silk Road, as it was before being taken down in 2013, no longer exists. However, the dark web is still operating, and most things found on Silk Road are available via various venues. Authorities continue to crack down on illegal operations. What Happened to the Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road?

   What Was the Silk Road Online? History and Closure by the FBI

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   What does Silk Road sell?

   • The Silk Road website sold mainly drugs (illegal narcotics, prescription medication), illicit goods (forged documents, pirated media), and some legitimate goods (books, apparel, services). Silk Road had over 200 product categories, but by 2013 drugs made up 70% of the approximately 10,000 products sold on Silk Road.

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   What is the Silk Road dark web link?

   • The Silk Road dark web link was tydgcecykixpbu6uz.onion. Silk Road transactions were made with Bitcoin, so it was necessary to exchange cash into Silk Road Bitcoin before purchasing anything — like exchanging cash for tokens at an arcade. All the tokens looked the same, so no one knew where they originated.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Silk_Road_(marketplace)Silk Road (marketplace) - Wikipedia

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   Silk Road was an online black market and the first modern darknet market. [7] It was launched in 2011 by its American founder Ross Ulbricht under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts." As part of the dark web, [8] Silk Road operated as a hidden service on the Tor network, allowing users to buy and sell products and services between each other ...

3. www.avast.com › c-silk-road-dark-web-marketThe Silk Road: an Online Black Market on the Dark Web - Avast

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Silk Road, the first dark web market of the internet era, was a notorious cyber black market for illicit goods. Launched in 2011 and shut down by the FBI in 2013, Silk Road paved the way for today’s underground world of dark web marketplaces.

4. www.pcmag.com › news › what-was-silk-road-and-howWhat Was Silk Road and How Did It Work? - PCMag

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   Oct 3, 2013 · What Was Silk Road and How Did It Work? How exactly does one manage to sell drugs and guns online for more than two years? Here's a rundown of how Silk Road worked before the feds swooped...

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   Jun 29, 2024 · Silk Road was a digital black market platform that was popular for hosting money laundering activities and illegal drug transactions using Bitcoin. Silk Road, regarded as the first...

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   May 18, 2024 · The Silk Road website was an anonymous internet marketplace active from January 2011 to October 2013. Accessible through encrypted dark web browsers such as Tor, Silk Road was known as a hotbed of illegal activity facilitated by cryptocurrency, and served as one of the initial use cases for Bitcoin.

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8. www.wired.com › story › silk-road-guideA guide to the Silk Road shutdown - WIRED

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   Oct 9, 2013 · What is the Silk Road? A virtual black marketplace operating on the Deep Web. Launched in February 2011, it ran using Tor, which ensured anyone browsing could do so anonymously by...

9. www.cbsnews.com › news › ross-ulbricht-dread-pirateInside the FBI's search for Ross Ulbricht, dark web kingpin ...

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   Nov 11, 2020 · In 2011, the FBI became aware of an online black-market website, Silk Road, where users could buy and sell goods, including illegal drugs and weapons — even murders for hire were discussed.