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Topic: [2014-05-07] Silk Road 2.0 Now Larger Than Silk Road Ever Was - page 4. (Read 4749 times)

legendary
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So what's the URL ?

If you ask in the the BTC-e trollbox someone will probably know.
...or a Google search?
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So what's the URL ?
legendary
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What if Silk Road 2.0 didn't have any customers, but claimed they did, then claimed they were hacked, then claimed all it's customers were to be made whole, with nobody complaining because there were no customers in the first place. Now that the hole is plugged sans a leak, trust is now established to garner real customers to participate in the long con.

Who, here, are customers of Silk Road 2.0?

Who, here, are customers of Silk Road 2.0?
I am not, but if I was would it be smart to admit it here?
If this forum is ever hacked, then many IP addresses will be leaked.

FYI: Some people in the BTC-e trollbox will eagerly admit to buying at Silk Rd 2.0.
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LOL, silly feds. Keep on raging the war on drugs, it's been a smashing success so far  Cheesy
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What if Silk Road 2.0 didn't have any customers, but claimed they did, then claimed they were hacked, then claimed all it's customers were to be made whole, with nobody complaining because there were no customers in the first place. Now that the hole is plugged sans a leak, trust is now established to garner real customers to participate in the long con.

Who, here, are customers of Silk Road 2.0?
legendary
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Or, maybe it has survived so long because it is the Feds running this site?   Is that beyond the realm of reason?

Possible, and there is no easy way to tell for certain.
I've never visited either Silk Road, but they make for an exciting story.
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Or, maybe it has survived so long because it is the Feds running this site?   Is that beyond the realm of reason?
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...it appears that the one that has stuck around is "Silk Road 2.0" -- and it's actually now larger than Silk Road ever was, in terms of the amount of products being offered. The article linked above, from Coindesk, notes that, somewhat ironically, the reason why Silk Road 2.0 seems to be standing out above the others is because it's worked hard to establish trust.

    This effect was likely boosted by sensible policies at Silk Road. Most significantly, soon after February’s hack, the site’s operators announced that they would pay back bitcoins lost by customers.

    Silk Road’s moderator Defcon said at the time: “We are committed to getting everyone repaid even if it takes a year.”

    In anonymous drugs marketplaces, as in any market, confidence is key, it seems.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140501/18550127094/silk-road-20-now-larger-than-silk-road-ever-was.shtml


Short article....Not much else there.
It's amusing that they would try to make the 1st bust such a big news story and now a bigger one is up and thriving.
The "free market" is deciding there is an online demand for silk?  Huh
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