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Evolution Market's Admins Are Gone, Along With $12M In Bitcoin

Posted by Soulskill on from the digital-golden-parachute dept.

tsu doh nimh writes: The Evolution Market, an online black market that sells everything contraband — from marijuana, heroin and ecstasy to stolen identities and malicious hacking services — appears to have vanished in the last 24 hours with little warning. Much to the chagrin of countless merchants hawking their wares in the underground market, the curators of the project have reportedly absconded with the community's bitcoins — a stash that some Evolution merchants reckon is worth more than USD $12 million.

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  1. Free market will sort it out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry, the invisible hand will soon make an invisible punishment for those responsible.

  2. Ahhh by 3.5+stripes · · Score: 2, Funny

    I do enjoy the feeling of schadenfreude sometimes.

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  3. A black market was shady? by H0p313ss · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm shocked!

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  4. Round up the usual suspects by Marginal+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The people who run a black market are dishonest? I'm shocked, shocked!

  5. I would comment on this but... by St.Creed · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... I'm off to set up a new marketplace on Tor. Apparently, criminals are really gullible AND use untraceable money! What a great combination :)

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