Hydra, launched in 2015, is the “most prominent Russian darknet market.” Goods and services offered range from ransomware and hacking services to stolen personal information to counterfeit ...

Hydra accounted for 80 percent of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions last year, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Since 2015, the marketplace allegedly received $5.2 ...

The servers of Hydra Market, the most prominent Russian darknet platform for selling drugs and money laundering, have been seized by the German police. The police were also able to seize 543 ...

In 2021, Hydra accounted for an estimated 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions, Since 2015, the marketplace has received approximately $5.2 billion in cryptocurrency.

The seizure of Hydra also saw the capture of 543 bitcoins from the market, currently worth about $25 million. Founded in 2015, Hydra Market is claimed to have had a darknet market share of around 80%.

Largest Darknet Market Shut Down by U.S., ... The Hydra Market’s servers were shut down and cryptocurrency wallets containing $25 million worth of Bitcoin were confiscated by German police on ...

The market has been accessible via the darknet since 2015, with its revenue growing from 10 million the following year to $1.3 billion in 2020, according to U.S. officials.

Abacus Market, once the biggest Bitcoin‑friendly dark web shop for Western buyers, vanished from the internet in July.

On April 5, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) sanctioned Hydra, one of the world’s largest darknet marketplaces, and GARANTEX, a virtual ...

The servers of Hydra Market, the most prominent Russian darknet platform for selling drugs and money laundering, have been seized by the German police. Bill Toulas April 05, 2022 ...

The downfall of Hydra led to an entire market revenue decline, Chainalysis says. In 2021, total revenue of darknet shops (mostly drug dealing websites) was $2.6 billion; in 2022, it fell to $1.3 ...

Hydra accounted for 80 percent of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions last year, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Since 2015, the marketplace allegedly received $5.2 ...