Darknet Platform was eliminated after the detention of its alleged administrator and the removal of physical and digital assets in the amount of $ 7.8 million. According to preliminary data, Archetyp functioned Since 2020, he collected more than 600,000 users around the world and traded drugs in the amount of more than $ 250 million per year.
Archetyp stood out by the fact that the only crypto acting used in the calculations was Monero cryptocurrency, which, according to criminals, was to ensure a complete anonymity of transactions. At the same time, Archetyp applied strict operational hygiene: access only through Tor, encrypted by PGP communications, escrow accounts and 2FA for the interaction of suppliers and users.
The use of Monero has made a dark market resistant to tracking, however, the coordination of law enforcement officers of the United States and Europol revealed the vulnerability of the platform. The alleged administrator of Archetyp was detained on June 11 in Spain, which allowed access to data on the employees of the shadow market, its sellers and buyers over the past five years.
Earlier, the American crypto -rope Kraken announced the divisting of anonymous Monero cryptocurrency for users from the European economic zone.
Source: Bits
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