Europol closed one of the longest dark web markets, the Archetyp Market, but TRM Labs in Blockchain Intelligence says the markets are very adaptive to closing.
Europol He said On Monday, the main infrastructure of the Archetyp market in the Netherlands was closed through a series of raids that include six countries.
The main personal infrastructure and technology in the raids, which witnessed the alleged official, a German citizen, was arrested in Spain, where Europol said they had also arrested a supervisor and six of the largest sellers on the site in Germany and Sweden.
These web -based dark markets depend on encrypted currencies, and Archetyp used the distinctive symbol that focuses on privacy (XMR) for its transactions.
The market was working for five years, and Europol said it took “years of intensive investigation”, including tracking financial flows, to download the site and its alleged operators.
Dark web markets down, but not outside
Although law enforcement efforts are increased, TRM Labs Blockchain Intelligence FIRM He said In Monday’s report that even with a decrease in dark web platforms, the ecological system is still very adapted “, with illegal Sellers set up a store on applications Such as telegram and sign.
TRM LABS said: “These models provide from counterpart to counterparts, faster transformation times, reduced fees, and less risk than removing the platform, making enforcement efforts,” said TRM Labs.
After turning off 2022 from Hydra Russian marketTRM LABS said it had emerged a new Russian market to replace it almost immediately.
He added: “Although some Darknet operators, especially from the western Darknet markets, have historically tried to rename the brand or fraud after law enforcement, but on a large scale reconstruction has become less common.”
Archetyp is similar to the Silk Road
EUROPOL said that Archetyp had a user base of more than 600,000, which is the total volume of transactions of no less than 250 million euros (287 million dollars) and more than 17,000 lists, mostly towards the sale of illegal drugs, including cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines.
It was also one of the few web markets that allowed the sale of vanteneli and artificial opiums.
Europol said: “The ability to endure, size and reputation in the criminal community put it alongside the Darknet markets that have now ended like Dream Market and Silk Road, both notorious for their role in facilitating drug trafficking online.”
Dark web markets tactics to evade the law
TRM LABS said that the application of the law is It achieved success in transferring Darknet platformsBut their operators use tactics such as recording the pseudony Encryption To evade the law.
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TRM LABS said: “Removing the Archetyp market is a clear indication that law enforcement agencies, supported by advanced Blockchain intelligence, can be disrupted even the most illegal platforms.”
“But the flexibility and development of these networks emphasizes the need for continuous border cooperation, artistic innovation, and actual time monitoring to stay at the top of the next generation of Darknet threats.”
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