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The marketplace was offline last week, when Dread and its sister services were under heavy DDoS and inaccessible. Prior to AlphaBay, Alexander Cazes had a reputable history on the darknet – specifically in the carding community. A senior member from the carding community Ranklez claimed he had evidence to suggest Cazes wasn’t alpha02. Ranklez and alpha02 had a history in the carding community as Ranklez sold alpha02 fullz for conducting identity theft. There were also at least half a dozen moderators that helped administer the market and its discussion forum, moderated disputes between buyers and vendors, and promoted the market on Reddit .
We have always been transparent, professional and fair to every party involved that is why we were the preferred place of business by hundreds of thousands of buyers and vendors. Unlike any other marketplaces we actually have a vision for the future which involves an improvement for the darknet market scene as a whole . By using our marketplace you help fund the development of the Decentralized Market Network. When equipped with Flashpoint Intelligence, you have access to collections across illicit online communities ranging from private forums and illicit marketplaces to encrypted chat services channels to gain insight into threat-actor activity on a global scale. I want to dedicate this to alpha02 first and foremost we promised each other to go to the bitter end, here I am keeping my end of the deal.
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It is the marketplace which introduced most features you see today on other places such as sticky listing, featured listings, autoshops, monero as a payment, PGP-signed addresses, shared account access for vendors and so on. As part of the site’s relaunch, multiple new features have been advertised and new rules announced. Notable among new features are AlphaGuard , an automatic system to resolve disputes between buyers and sellers, exclusive use of Monero wallets, and the offering of I2P mirrors. Concerning rules, items newly prohibited from sale include COVID-19 vaccines, firearms, products containing the narcotic fentanyl, pornography, and “hitman services”. Furthermore, there is a ban on discussions of any public or private information related to the governments, organizations, or people of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan.
- Give birth and fund through parts of our profits a new generation of decentralized marketplaces.
- The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries.
- AlphaBay first launched in 2014 and became the biggest dark net market quickly, at July 2017 was closed by the FBI and its admin Alexander Cazes caught in Thailand and shortly after committed suicide in Thai prison.
- DarkOwl has been unable to assess how the larger darknet community feels about the new Alphabay Market.
This system ensures that even if the authorities seize all the servers, the customers would still be able to withdraw their funds. The system, which has been in development for nearly two years, has had a standalone testing period of over a year and so far, so good. DeSnake says, according to part of the PGP message he signed, that the reason for returning is not only the poor state of the DNM scene. But other reasons include the lack of quality and professional marketplaces. He says that his main aim is leaving a legacy behind which is worthy of the ‘AlphaBay’ name and one which alpha02 would be proud of.
Is this the real AlphaBay (2014- ? Is the Administration the same?
Several big changes have been made to how Staff works, given our past experience, which leads to increased productivity and much faster response times in both support tickets and disputes. AlphaGuard which protects wallets of both buyers and vendors in case of police raids on all servers by giving them opportunity to finish escrows, disputes and withdraw funds. “Tracers in the Dark” shows that there is hope in stopping drug dealers, dark web market kingpins and child abusers given the sheer number of successful busts, takedowns and arrests, from Silk Road to AlphaBay. And it’s all thanks to the immutable, persistent nature of the Bitcoin blockchain, the perfect place to follow the money. Folks must know the importance of the alphabay market link for economy.
A week later, Cazes then died by apparent suicidein a Bangkok jail. Can someone explain how I can get on Alpha Bay and be sure it’s the real site? I read there are a ton of spoofed mirror sites that look exactly like the real one, but you will send your Bitcoin to what you think is a legitimate vendor on Alpha Bay and then you won’t receive the product because you used a duped replica scam site.
Why monitor dark web marketplaces?
Both of them were designed to make purchasing of account info, credit card details, and other similar listings easier. The first one allows to buy as many items as you want without interacting with a vendor, while the second one enables you to complete your order within a click. Besides username and password, you need to enter a message encrypted and signed with your public & private PGP keys. Some platforms choose to prioritize security, like Versus, some emphasize contribution from the community, such as ToRReZ, while AlphaBay intends to rely on both.
We have CCTV access which can alert us of anything happening. Our hosting providers are proven bulletproof which means they will not respond to Law Enforcement requests – local or international. Over time I tried to deal with the situation as I had seen many arrests of people in the game for over 20 years some with fatal fates but never one where a person was killed in custody by Law Enforcement. Shocking as the AlphaBay situation was, what really struck me and gave me the ‘Fuck it’ moment was the infamous college/university presentation of US agents showing a never seen before in public video of the arrest. Seeing the agent laughing and mocking the arrest in a high-spirited manner making it as if he was doing stand-up and the students infront of him were his audience.
Give birth and fund through parts of our profits a new generation of decentralized marketplaces. Updated and many more details you can find in our Forum, an overview below. AlphaBay Forum is a place where all the community comes together to talk, discuss and share. If you want to grow in your business or wish to find a new business or an idea to make money, this is the place for you. Perfect for those who have marketing skills/can spread the word or for vendors to get cash-back by referring their customers.
However, DeSnake assures the public that he has learned some valuable lessons from the AlphaBay’s downfall, and he’s here to restore its reputation. White House Market is a darkweb market with both TOR Network and IP2 mirrors. WHM supports Monero as its main form of payment and also accept Bitcoin. White House Market is a Multi-Sig darknet market without user wallets.
All in all, “lordlucifer” is right about one thing, plenty of darknet markets tried to replace AlphaBay. People thought that Dream Market was going to take the crown, but its administrator and a very productive vendor Gal Vallerius was arrested within a month after the Operation Bayonet was over. When AlphaBay first reappeared, Gray and other dark web analysts and users expressed suspicion that DeSnake might be compromised by law enforcement. Alphabay is a great market site for browsing around and finding products you may not find otherwise. The operators are veterans in the scene and have experience running a service like this. If you want to find the cheapest possible deal on the darknet, you should definitely add Alphabay to your list of sites to check as they often have the best offers available.
Switch to the dark mode that’s kinder on your eyes at night time. “Suspected AlphaBay founder dies in Bangkok jail after shutdown of online black market”. “RCMP’s ‘Dark Web’ investigation leads to searches in Montreal, Trois-Rivières”. “AlphaBay taken down by law enforcement across 3 countries, WSJ says”.