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Massive thank you to <strong>/u/TTTz</strong> for providing majority of the information shown over here (/post/ed8318721fda07858577/#c-6100d2bb6b094e7c7e on Dread). As without them it would've taken me so much more longer to complete this. | {{#seo:|keywords=darknet timeline, darknet market history, darknet market seizures, silk road, alphabay, hydra, hansa, bohemia, archetyp, incognito, dream market, empire market, dread, darknet news, dark web history, darkipedia}} | ||
{{#seo:|description=The Darkipedia Darknet Timeline: every major darknet event from Silk Road in 2011 to today — launches, seizures, exit scams, arrests and infrastructure takedowns, all linked to in-depth wiki pages.}} | |||
{{#seo:|title=Darknet Timeline {{!}} Darkipedia: History of the Darknet}} | |||
<strong>The Darknet Timeline! <3</strong> | |||
Every major event in darknet history — launches, law enforcement seizures, exit scams, arrests and infrastructure takedowns — from the launch of [[Markets: Silk Road (v1)|Silk Road]] in 2011 up to today. Entries marked with a page link take you to our full write-up on that market, forum, service or person, where you'll find onion addresses, PGP keys and the complete story. | |||
<pre>Quick facts: The timeline covers 15 years of darknet history. The bloodiest single day was 5 April 2022, when Hydra Market was seized. The longest-running market was Archetyp (2020-2025). The most profitable exit scam remains Empire Market (August 2020).</pre> | |||
<strong>Jump to a year:</strong> [[#2025|2025]] · [[#2024|2024]] · [[#2023|2023]] · [[#2022|2022]] · [[#2021|2021]] · [[#2020|2020]] · [[#2019|2019]] · [[#2018|2018]] · [[#2017|2017]] · [[#2016|2016]] · [[#2015|2015]] · [[#2014|2014]] · [[#2013|2013]] · [[#2012|2012]] · [[#2011|2011]] · [[#2010|2010]] | |||
Massive thank you to <strong>/u/TTTz</strong> for providing the majority of the information shown over here (/post/ed8318721fda07858577/#c-6100d2bb6b094e7c7e on Dread). As without them it would've taken me so much more longer to complete this. | |||
Another massive thank you to <strong>/u/samwhiskey</strong> for providing information about what has been happening on the DarkNet since September 2023 through their "weekly whiskey" (renamed from Darknet News after their 100th post). They have been a significant contributor to the DarkNet, and their efforts have especially made my tasks easier. | Another massive thank you to <strong>/u/samwhiskey</strong> for providing information about what has been happening on the DarkNet since September 2023 through their "weekly whiskey" (renamed from Darknet News after their 100th post). They have been a significant contributor to the DarkNet, and their efforts have especially made my tasks easier. | ||
== 2025 == | == 2025 == | ||
<strong>20th November:</strong> Reddit bans and erases Dread administrator HugBunter's account | * <strong>20th November:</strong> Reddit bans and erases Dread administrator HugBunter's account — see [[Defunct: HugBunter|HugBunter]] | ||
<strong>14th July:</strong> Abacus Market vanishes in a suspected exit scam | * <strong>14th July:</strong> [[Markets: Abacus|Abacus Market]] vanishes in a suspected exit scam | ||
<strong>6th July:</strong> Dread suffers an extended outage amid DDoS attacks | * <strong>6th July:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] suffers an extended outage amid DDoS attacks; HugBunter publishes PGP-signed status updates | ||
<strong>16th June:</strong> Archetyp Market seized in Operation Deep Sentinel | * <strong>16th June:</strong> [[Markets: Archetyp|Archetyp Market]] seized in Operation Deep Sentinel — administrator arrested in Barcelona, €7.8M in assets seized. Full story: [[Timeline:Archetyp|Timeline: Archetyp]] | ||
<strong>5th June:</strong> BidenCash carding market seized, approximately 145 domains taken down | * <strong>5th June:</strong> BidenCash carding market seized, approximately 145 domains taken down | ||
<strong>22nd May:</strong> Operation RapTor announced | * <strong>22nd May:</strong> Operation RapTor announced — 270 arrests and €184M+ in cash and cryptocurrency seized | ||
<strong>7th March:</strong> Garantex crypto exchange seized, Tether freezes $28M in USDT | * <strong>7th March:</strong> Garantex crypto exchange seized, Tether freezes $28M in USDT | ||
== 2024 == | == 2024 == | ||
<strong>16th December:</strong> Incognito Market owner pleads guilty | * <strong>16th December:</strong> [[Markets: Incognito|Incognito Market]] owner pleads guilty — full story: [[Timeline:Incognito|Timeline: Incognito]] | ||
<strong>10th October:</strong> Dutch police announce the dismantling of Bohemia/Cannabia | * <strong>10th October:</strong> Dutch police announce the dismantling of [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia]]/Cannabia — €8M in crypto seized, two administrators arrested. Full story: [[Timeline:Bohemia|Timeline: Bohemia]] | ||
<strong>6th May:</strong> Incognito Market owner "Pharaoh" (Rui-Siang Lin) arrested at JFK Airport | * <strong>6th May:</strong> Incognito Market owner "Pharaoh" (Rui-Siang Lin) arrested at JFK Airport | ||
<strong>21st March:</strong> Nemesis Market seized by German BKA/Frankfurt ZIT with US and Lithuanian partners | * <strong>21st March:</strong> Nemesis Market seized by German BKA/Frankfurt ZIT with US and Lithuanian partners | ||
<strong>March:</strong> Incognito Market shuts down amid a law enforcement seizure | * <strong>March:</strong> [[Markets: Incognito|Incognito Market]] shuts down amid a law enforcement seizure | ||
== 2023 == | == 2023 == | ||
<strong>20th December:</strong> Kingdom Market has been seized | * <strong>20th December:</strong> Kingdom Market has been seized | ||
<strong>18th December:</strong> Speculation in regards to Kingdom market being likely seized | * <strong>18th December:</strong> Speculation in regards to Kingdom market being likely seized | ||
<strong>24th November:</strong> Monumental update to Tor Browser in regards to PoW access | * <strong>24th November:</strong> Monumental update to Tor Browser in regards to PoW access — see [[Proof of Work (PoW) defense for Onion Services is released|PoW defense for Onion Services]] | ||
<strong>22nd November:</strong> Hugbunter sets out warning in regards to the wallet withdrawal issue | * <strong>22nd November:</strong> Hugbunter sets out warning in regards to the wallet withdrawal issue | ||
<strong>22nd November:</strong> Bohemia Market reopens - supposedly | * <strong>22nd November:</strong> [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia Market]] reopens - supposedly | ||
<strong>4th November:</strong> | * <strong>4th November:</strong> [[Markets:m00nkey Market|m00nkey]] is experiencing uncertainty due to disappearance | ||
<strong>29th October:</strong> Bohemia white-screen, said to be due to overwhelming DDOS | * <strong>29th October:</strong> [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia]] white-screen, said to be due to overwhelming DDOS | ||
<strong>13th October:</strong> DNMX was raided | * <strong>13th October:</strong> DNMX was raided | ||
<strong>13th October:</strong> Bohemia releases emergency link | * <strong>13th October:</strong> [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia]] releases emergency link | ||
<strong>12th October:</strong> Test4Pay proposition & removal of Steveirwin from /d/Test4Pay moderation due to arrest | * <strong>12th October:</strong> Test4Pay proposition & removal of Steveirwin from /d/Test4Pay moderation due to arrest | ||
<strong>12th October:</strong> Cypher Market goes on maintenance | * <strong>12th October:</strong> [[Markets: Cypher|Cypher Market]] goes on maintenance | ||
<strong>2nd October:</strong> | * <strong>2nd October:</strong> [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia]] receives a mega-thread, withdrawal problems remain questionable | ||
<strong>2nd October:</strong> Bohemia experiences wallet withdrawal bug | * <strong>2nd October:</strong> [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia]] experiences wallet withdrawal bug | ||
<strong>1st October:</strong> Raspberry Pi 5 is going to be released | * <strong>1st October:</strong> Raspberry Pi 5 is going to be released | ||
<strong>24th September:</strong> Dark Matter moves from probationary list to the superlist | * <strong>24th September:</strong> Dark Matter moves from probationary list to the superlist | ||
<strong>19th September:</strong> Tor2Door sub-dread has been locked out until further notice | * <strong>19th September:</strong> [[Markets: Tor2Door|Tor2Door]] sub-dread has been locked out until further notice | ||
<strong>15th September:</strong> Tor2Door experiences unusual downtime | * <strong>15th September:</strong> [[Markets: Tor2Door|Tor2Door]] experiences unusual downtime | ||
<strong>14th September:</strong> Tor2Door goes down and is confirmed as an exit scam | * <strong>14th September:</strong> [[Markets: Tor2Door|Tor2Door]] goes down and is confirmed as an exit scam | ||
<strong>7th September:</strong> Searching on Dread now works | * <strong>7th September:</strong> Searching on [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] now works | ||
<strong>1st September:</strong> BigBossChefOfArchetyp publishes an open letter to governments and law enforcement | * <strong>1st September:</strong> BigBossChefOfArchetyp publishes an open letter to governments and law enforcement | ||
<strong>28th August:</strong> Dark Matter Market releases private shops | * <strong>28th August:</strong> Dark Matter Market releases private shops | ||
<strong>25th August:</strong> A bug on dnm.watch (Tor2Door rotatory mirror) said "Warning!!! You are in a phishing website." for a link | * <strong>25th August:</strong> A bug on dnm.watch ([[Markets: Tor2Door|Tor2Door]] rotatory mirror) said "Warning!!! You are in a phishing website." for a link | ||
<strong>22nd August:</strong> Searching on Dread has been going under work | * <strong>22nd August:</strong> Searching on [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] has been going under work | ||
<strong>21st June:</strong> BreachForums clearnet domain seized by the FBI | * <strong>21st June:</strong> BreachForums clearnet domain seized by the FBI | ||
<strong>2nd May:</strong> Operation SpecTor announced | * <strong>2nd May:</strong> Operation SpecTor announced — 288 arrests, the largest JCODE operation at the time, completing the [[Seized:Monopoly|Monopoly Market]] takedown | ||
<strong>5th April:</strong> Genesis Market seized in Operation Cookie Monster | * <strong>5th April:</strong> Genesis Market seized in Operation Cookie Monster — 17 countries, 119 arrests | ||
<strong>15th March:</strong> BreachForums founder "pompompurin" (Conor Brian FitzPatrick) arrested | * <strong>15th March:</strong> BreachForums founder "pompompurin" (Conor Brian FitzPatrick) arrested | ||
<strong>5th March:</strong> Dread Relaunches | * <strong>5th March:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] Relaunches | ||
<strong>14th February:</strong> AlphaBay | * <strong>14th February:</strong> [[Markets: AlphaBay (v2)|AlphaBay (v2)]] exit scams | ||
<strong>20th January:</strong> Kilos Exchange | * <strong>20th January:</strong> [[Services: Kilos|Kilos]] Exchange exit scams | ||
<strong>3rd January:</strong> Deutschland.im Deep Web | * <strong>3rd January:</strong> Deutschland.im Deep Web seized | ||
== 2022 == | == 2022 == | ||
<strong>23rd June:</strong> [[Seized: | * <strong>23rd June:</strong> [[Seized:Monopoly|Monopoly Market]] was seized — full story: [[Timeline:Monopoly|Timeline: Monopoly]] | ||
<strong>9th June:</strong> Tor Network experiences a network-wide DDoS | * <strong>9th June:</strong> [[Anon Networks: Tor Project|Tor Network]] experiences a network-wide DDoS | ||
<strong>June:</strong> [[Seized: | * <strong>June:</strong> [[Seized:SSNDOB|SSNDOB]] was seized — full story: [[Timeline:SSNDOB|Timeline: SSNDOB]] | ||
<strong>26th May:</strong> VenTor | * <strong>26th May:</strong> VenTor launched | ||
<strong>22nd May:</strong> Versus | * <strong>22nd May:</strong> [[Markets: Versus|Versus Market]] retires | ||
<strong>12th April:</strong> Dread | * <strong>12th April:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] launches I2P mirror | ||
<strong>6th April:</strong> xChange.me | * <strong>6th April:</strong> [[Services: xchange.me|xChange.me]] shuts down | ||
<strong>5th April:</strong> Hydra Market | * <strong>5th April:</strong> [[Markets: Hydra|Hydra Market]] gets seized — the largest darknet market seizure in history | ||
<strong>25th March:</strong> World Market | * <strong>25th March:</strong> World Market exit scams | ||
<strong>8th March:</strong> Archetyp | * <strong>8th March:</strong> [[Markets: Archetyp|Archetyp]] leaves Dread | ||
<strong>7th March:</strong> Dread v3 | * <strong>7th March:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] v3 released | ||
<strong>25th February:</strong> Dark0de Reborn | * <strong>25th February:</strong> Dark0de Reborn exit scams | ||
<strong>16th February:</strong> Dread's 4 | * <strong>16th February:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]]'s 4 year anniversary | ||
<strong>28th January:</strong> DeepDotWeb | * <strong>28th January:</strong> [[News & Directories: DarkDotWeb|DeepDotWeb]] admin sentenced to 97 months in prison | ||
== 2021 == | == 2021 == | ||
<strong>30th December:</strong> Monopoly Market | * <strong>30th December:</strong> [[Seized:Monopoly|Monopoly Market]] disappears | ||
<strong>23rd December:</strong> Cartel Market | * <strong>23rd December:</strong> [[Markets: Cartel|Cartel Market]] disappears | ||
<strong>16th December:</strong> ToRReZ Market | * <strong>16th December:</strong> ToRReZ Market retires | ||
<strong>8th December:</strong> Someone is | * <strong>8th December:</strong> Someone is running hundreds of malicious [[Anon Networks: Tor Project|Tor]] relays | ||
<strong>27th November:</strong> Shredd | * <strong>27th November:</strong> Shredd launched | ||
<strong>23rd November:</strong> Cannazon Market | * <strong>23rd November:</strong> [[Markets: CannaZon|Cannazon Market]] retires | ||
<strong>26th October:</strong> Operation Dark HunTOR announced | * <strong>26th October:</strong> Operation Dark HunTOR announced — 150 arrests across 8 countries | ||
<strong>19th October:</strong> Dread's | * <strong>19th October:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]]'s search goes offline | ||
<strong>16th October:</strong> Envoy | * <strong>16th October:</strong> Envoy relaunched | ||
<strong>6th October:</strong> PGP.fail | * <strong>6th October:</strong> PGP.fail launched | ||
<strong>1st October:</strong> White House Market | * <strong>1st October:</strong> White House Market retires | ||
<strong>27th September:</strong> Abacus Market | * <strong>27th September:</strong> [[Markets: Abacus|Abacus Market]] launched | ||
<strong>23rd September:</strong> Televend is | * <strong>23rd September:</strong> Televend is potentially compromised | ||
<strong>9th August:</strong> NamasteLSD's | * <strong>9th August:</strong> [[Defunct: NamasteLSD|NamasteLSD]]'s private shop has been seized | ||
<strong>7th August:</strong> AlphaBay | * <strong>7th August:</strong> [[Markets: AlphaBay (v2)|AlphaBay]] relaunched | ||
<strong>29th July:</strong> Secmail | * <strong>29th July:</strong> Secmail goes offline permanently | ||
<strong>22nd June:</strong> White House and Dark0de | * <strong>22nd June:</strong> White House and Dark0de launch harm reduction programs — see [[Harm Reduction|Harm Reduction resources]] | ||
<strong>11th June:</strong> Slilpp | * <strong>11th June:</strong> Slilpp has been seized | ||
<strong>23rd May:</strong> Bohemia Market | * <strong>23rd May:</strong> [[Markets: Bohemia|Bohemia Market]] launched | ||
<strong>5th May:</strong> DarkDotFail | * <strong>5th May:</strong> DarkDotFail regained control of his domain — see [[News & Directories: dark.fail|dark.fail]] | ||
<strong>2nd May:</strong> Tor is | * <strong>2nd May:</strong> [[Anon Networks: Tor Project|Tor]] is killing off support for v2 onion services | ||
<strong>29th April:</strong> DarkDotFail's | * <strong>29th April:</strong> DarkDotFail's domain got hijacked | ||
<strong>28th April:</strong> Aurora Market | * <strong>28th April:</strong> [[Markets: Aurora|Aurora Market]] exit scams | ||
<strong>18th April:</strong> The | * <strong>18th April:</strong> The unofficial scam market, Dread Market, is launched | ||
<strong>9th April:</strong> Big Blue Market | * <strong>9th April:</strong> Big Blue Market shuts down and gives user data to law enforcement | ||
<strong>31st March:</strong> Incognito Market | * <strong>31st March:</strong> [[Markets: Incognito|Incognito Market]] launched | ||
<strong>13th February:</strong> Darknet Avengers | * <strong>13th February:</strong> Darknet Avengers gets seized | ||
<strong>3rd February:</strong> XMR.to, a | * <strong>3rd February:</strong> XMR.to, a popular Monero exchange, is shutting down | ||
<strong>19th January:</strong> Joker's Stash, the | * <strong>19th January:</strong> Joker's Stash, the largest carding shop, is shutting down | ||
<strong>14th January:</strong> Yellow Brick Market is | * <strong>14th January:</strong> [[Markets: Yellow Brick|Yellow Brick Market]] is gone | ||
<strong>13th January:</strong> DarkMarket | * <strong>13th January:</strong> DarkMarket has been seized | ||
<strong>12th January:</strong> Tor " | * <strong>12th January:</strong> [[Anon Networks: Tor Project|Tor]] "experimental fix" might make Tor usable again | ||
<strong>9th January:</strong> Tor v3 | * <strong>9th January:</strong> [[Anon Networks: Tor Project|Tor]] v3 consensus attack | ||
== 2020 == | == 2020 == | ||
<strong>29th December:</strong> White House Market | * <strong>29th December:</strong> White House Market ends support for Bitcoin | ||
<strong>27th December:</strong> Neptune Market | * <strong>27th December:</strong> Neptune Market disappears | ||
<strong>11th December:</strong> Finnish | * <strong>11th December:</strong> Finnish authorities seized Sipulimarket | ||
<strong>29th November:</strong> Tor2Door Market | * <strong>29th November:</strong> [[Markets: Tor2Door|Tor2Door Market]] launched | ||
<strong>9th November:</strong> World Market | * <strong>9th November:</strong> World Market launched | ||
<strong>5th November:</strong> Someone | * <strong>5th November:</strong> Someone moved $1b in Bitcoins from the [[Markets: Silk Road (v1)|Silk Road]] | ||
<strong>2nd November:</strong> Aurora Market | * <strong>2nd November:</strong> [[Markets: Aurora|Aurora Market]] launched | ||
<strong>14th October:</strong> Cartel Market | * <strong>14th October:</strong> [[Markets: Cartel|Cartel Market]] launched | ||
<strong>9th September:</strong> The | * <strong>9th September:</strong> The creator of Imperiya launched Invictus Market | ||
<strong>1st September:</strong> CipherTrace | * <strong>1st September:</strong> CipherTrace provided feds with "Monero tracing" tools | ||
<strong>25th August:</strong> Empire Market | * <strong>25th August:</strong> [[Markets: Empire|Empire Market]] exit scams | ||
<strong>7th August:</strong> Torum | * <strong>7th August:</strong> Torum shuts down | ||
<strong>7th August:</strong> Feds | * <strong>7th August:</strong> Feds did not accuse [[News & Directories: dark.fail|dark.fail]] of a crime | ||
<strong>14th July:</strong> Neptune Market | * <strong>14th July:</strong> Neptune Market launched | ||
<strong>10th July:</strong> Versus Market | * <strong>10th July:</strong> [[Markets: Versus|Versus Market]] gets hacked | ||
<strong>9th July:</strong> Czech | * <strong>9th July:</strong> Czech police seize Atlayo | ||
<strong>20th June:</strong> DarkMarket | * <strong>20th June:</strong> DarkMarket launched | ||
<strong>14th June:</strong> BitBazaar | * <strong>14th June:</strong> BitBazaar exit scams | ||
<strong>4th June:</strong> Icarus Market | * <strong>4th June:</strong> Icarus Market launched | ||
<strong>4th June:</strong> Envoy is | * <strong>4th June:</strong> Envoy is back online with design overhaul | ||
<strong>26th May:</strong> End Game's | * <strong>26th May:</strong> End Game's source code is released | ||
<strong>25th May:</strong> Vice City Market | * <strong>25th May:</strong> Vice City Market launched | ||
<strong>20th May:</strong> Europa Market | * <strong>20th May:</strong> Europa Market exit scams with fake seizure banner | ||
<strong>17th May:</strong> Archetyp Market | * <strong>17th May:</strong> [[Markets: Archetyp|Archetyp Market]] launched | ||
<strong>16th May:</strong> DeepSea Market | * <strong>16th May:</strong> DeepSea Market launched | ||
<strong>15th May:</strong> Dark0de Market | * <strong>15th May:</strong> Dark0de Market launched | ||
<strong>14th May:</strong> Europol | * <strong>14th May:</strong> Europol dismantles InfinityBlack hacking group | ||
<strong>7th May:</strong> Avior Market | * <strong>7th May:</strong> Avior Market exit scams | ||
<strong>28th April:</strong> Pax Romana | * <strong>28th April:</strong> Pax Romana exit scams | ||
<strong>19th April:</strong> Tor Project | * <strong>19th April:</strong> [[Anon Networks: Tor Project|Tor Project]] cuts a third of its staff | ||
<strong>13th April:</strong> Empire Market | * <strong>13th April:</strong> [[Markets: Empire|Empire Market]] becomes the first market to use End Game | ||
<strong>25th March:</strong> ASAP Market | * <strong>25th March:</strong> ASAP Market launched | ||
<strong>21st March:</strong> Versus | * <strong>21st March:</strong> [[Markets: Versus|Versus]] pauses operations to audit security | ||
<strong>14th March:</strong> Pax Romana | * <strong>14th March:</strong> Pax Romana launched | ||
<strong>13th March:</strong> Child | * <strong>13th March:</strong> Child abuse site "DarkScandals" seized by Europol | ||
<strong>10th March:</strong> Daniel's Hosting is | * <strong>10th March:</strong> Daniel's Hosting is shutting down | ||
<strong>2nd March:</strong> Recon | * <strong>2nd March:</strong> Recon launched | ||
<strong>28th February:</strong> ToRReZ Market | * <strong>28th February:</strong> ToRReZ Market launched | ||
<strong>26th February:</strong> Reddit | * <strong>26th February:</strong> Reddit bans /r/DrugStashes | ||
<strong>25th February:</strong> Europa Market | * <strong>25th February:</strong> Europa Market launched | ||
<strong>21st February:</strong> DNStats.net | * <strong>21st February:</strong> DNStats.net starts serving phishing links | ||
<strong>20th February:</strong> BitBazaar | * <strong>20th February:</strong> BitBazaar launched | ||
<strong>19th February:</strong> Apollon Market | * <strong>19th February:</strong> [[Markets: Apollon|Apollon Market]] started exit scamming | ||
<strong>18th February:</strong> PrivCoin | * <strong>18th February:</strong> PrivCoin shuts down, blames "new and extensive regulations" | ||
<strong>16th February:</strong> Dread's 2 | * <strong>16th February:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]]'s 2 year anniversary | ||
<strong>12th February:</strong> Grams | * <strong>12th February:</strong> Grams admin indicted for money laundering | ||
<strong>4th February:</strong> Darkweb | * <strong>4th February:</strong> Darkweb vendors are blackmailing customers | ||
<strong>4th February:</strong> Kilos | * <strong>4th February:</strong> [[Services: Kilos|Kilos]] launches a Bitcoin mixer | ||
<strong>21st January:</strong> | * <strong>21st January:</strong> [[News & Directories: dark.fail|dark.fail]] releases tool for checking signed messages | ||
<strong>10th January:</strong> Dread is | * <strong>10th January:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] is migrating to a new host | ||
== 2019 == | == 2019 == | ||
<strong>31st December:</strong> Grey Market | * <strong>31st December:</strong> Grey Market exit scams | ||
<strong>12th December:</strong> Versus Market | * <strong>12th December:</strong> [[Markets: Versus|Versus Market]] launched | ||
<strong>11th December:</strong> Envoy | * <strong>11th December:</strong> Envoy admin launches Imperiya, a market for vendor shops | ||
<strong>10th December:</strong> China's | * <strong>10th December:</strong> China's biggest darkweb market, DeepMix, shuts down | ||
<strong>5th December:</strong> The DNSTARS | * <strong>5th December:</strong> The DNSTARS harm reduction forum is shutting down | ||
<strong>19th November:</strong> Monero | * <strong>19th November:</strong> Monero project served infected binaries for 35 minutes | ||
<strong>17th November:</strong> Dread to | * <strong>17th November:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] to return with fixes and some data loss | ||
<strong>15th November:</strong> Kilos | * <strong>15th November:</strong> [[Services: Kilos|Kilos]] launched | ||
<strong>14th November:</strong> Cryptonia Market is | * <strong>14th November:</strong> Cryptonia Market is shutting down | ||
<strong>14th November:</strong> The | * <strong>14th November:</strong> The admin of SamSara Market is gone | ||
<strong>10th November:</strong> The Darknet Collective is | * <strong>10th November:</strong> The Darknet Collective is formed, markets join forces to prevent scams | ||
<strong>7th November:</strong> Italian | * <strong>7th November:</strong> Italian authorities seized [[Markets: Berlusconi|Berlusconi Market]] | ||
<strong>39th October:</strong> Dark.Fail | * <strong>39th October:</strong> [[News & Directories: dark.fail|Dark.Fail]] introduces new guidelines for market admins | ||
<strong>21st October:</strong> Grey Market | * <strong>21st October:</strong> Grey Market launched | ||
<strong>19th October:</strong> Fake Tor Browser | * <strong>19th October:</strong> Fake Tor Browser steals Bitcoin from Russian darkweb users | ||
<strong>17th October:</strong> Avaris Market | * <strong>17th October:</strong> Avaris Market launched | ||
<strong>12th October:</strong> Avior Market | * <strong>12th October:</strong> Avior Market launched | ||
<strong>4th October:</strong> Berlusconi's | * <strong>4th October:</strong> [[Markets: Berlusconi|Berlusconi]]'s market admins have disappeared | ||
<strong>2nd October:</strong> Tochka Market | * <strong>2nd October:</strong> [[Markets: Tochka|Tochka Market]] exit scams | ||
<strong>27th September:</strong> HugBunter's | * <strong>27th September:</strong> [[Defunct: HugBunter|HugBunter]]'s deadman has been switched | ||
<strong>15th September:</strong> CannaHome Market | * <strong>15th September:</strong> [[Markets: CannaHome|CannaHome Market]] launched | ||
<strong>6th September:</strong> Belarusian | * <strong>6th September:</strong> Belarusian authorities seized XakFor hacking forum | ||
<strong>3rd September:</strong> DarkBay | * <strong>3rd September:</strong> DarkBay launched | ||
<strong>25th August:</strong> Big Blue Market | * <strong>25th August:</strong> Big Blue Market launched | ||
<strong>22nd August:</strong> White House Market | * <strong>22nd August:</strong> White House Market launched | ||
<strong>20th August:</strong> DEA | * <strong>20th August:</strong> DEA awards 130K contract to Chainalysis to track cryptocurrency | ||
<strong>19th August:</strong> Admin of Deutschland im Deep Web | * <strong>19th August:</strong> Admin of Deutschland im Deep Web sentenced to six years in prison | ||
<strong>24th July:</strong> Nightmare Market | * <strong>24th July:</strong> Nightmare Market exit scams | ||
<strong>13th July:</strong> Monopoly Market | * <strong>13th July:</strong> [[Seized:Monopoly|Monopoly Market]] launched | ||
<strong>4th July:</strong> SamSara Market | * <strong>4th July:</strong> SamSara Market launched | ||
<strong>19th June:</strong> Libertas Market | * <strong>19th June:</strong> Libertas Market shuts down due to 'lack of use' on [[Anon Networks: I2P Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer network|I2P]] | ||
<strong>13th June:</strong> Authorities | * <strong>13th June:</strong> Authorities arrest three suspected admins of France's biggest darkweb market | ||
<strong>9th June:</strong> U.S. | * <strong>9th June:</strong> U.S. police launch their own Tor site for darkweb vendor busts | ||
<strong>3rd June:</strong> LocalBitcoins | * <strong>3rd June:</strong> LocalBitcoins disables cash for Bitcoin transactions | ||
<strong>3rd June:</strong> Yellow Brick Market | * <strong>3rd June:</strong> [[Markets: Yellow Brick|Yellow Brick Market]] has returned | ||
<strong>28th May:</strong> Bitcoin Blender | * <strong>28th May:</strong> Bitcoin Blender announces shutdown | ||
<strong>25th May:</strong> Raddle, | * <strong>25th May:</strong> [[Forums:Raddle|Raddle]], like Reddit, killed the darknetmarkets subforum | ||
<strong>23rd May:</strong> Libertas Market is | * <strong>23rd May:</strong> Libertas Market is available via [[Anon Networks: I2P Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer network|I2P]] | ||
<strong>23rd May:</strong> Dutch | * <strong>23rd May:</strong> Dutch police seize Bitcoin tumbler "Bestmixer.io" | ||
<strong>14th May:</strong> CGMC | * <strong>14th May:</strong> CGMC silently shut down — see [[Markets: CGMC|CGMC]] | ||
<strong>10th May:</strong> Reddit is | * <strong>10th May:</strong> Reddit is blocking 15% of Tor exit relays | ||
<strong>9th May:</strong> Darkwebnews.com | * <strong>9th May:</strong> Darkwebnews.com shuts down | ||
<strong>7th May:</strong> International | * <strong>7th May:</strong> International law enforcement seizes [[News & Directories: DarkDotWeb|DeepDotWeb]] and arrests admin | ||
<strong>3rd May:</strong> Europol | * <strong>3rd May:</strong> Europol announces the takedown of Valhalla Market | ||
<strong>2nd May:</strong> German | * <strong>2nd May:</strong> German law enforcement seize [[Markets: Wall Street|Wallstreet Market]] | ||
<strong>30th April:</strong> Dream Market is | * <strong>30th April:</strong> [[Markets: Dream|Dream Market]] is shutting down | ||
<strong>21st April:</strong> Wallstreet Market | * <strong>21st April:</strong> [[Markets: Wall Street|Wallstreet Market]] exit scams | ||
<strong>6th April:</strong> Gangsta's Paradise | * <strong>6th April:</strong> Gangsta's Paradise forum shut down by [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] | ||
<strong>April:</strong> Yellow Brick Market | * <strong>April:</strong> [[Markets: Yellow Brick|Yellow Brick Market]] launched | ||
<strong>April:</strong> Cryptonia Market | * <strong>April:</strong> Cryptonia Market launched | ||
== 2018 == | == 2018 == | ||
<strong>2nd December:</strong> Phishkingz, | * <strong>2nd December:</strong> Phishkingz, darknet market phisher, announces retirement | ||
<strong>7th November:</strong> Law | * <strong>7th November:</strong> Law enforcement decrypt IronChat | ||
<strong>28th October:</strong> The Grams | * <strong>28th October:</strong> The Grams replacement, Masterlist, launched | ||
<strong>23rd October:</strong> Nightmare Market | * <strong>23rd October:</strong> Nightmare Market launched | ||
<strong>4th September:</strong> Olympus Market | * <strong>4th September:</strong> Olympus Market exit scams | ||
<strong>17th June:</strong> Black Hand | * <strong>17th June:</strong> Black Hand forum seized by police | ||
<strong>29th May:</strong> Dread | * <strong>29th May:</strong> [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] relaunched | ||
<strong>15th April:</strong> German | * <strong>15th April:</strong> German police bust child abuse site, Elysium | ||
<strong>5th April:</strong> Elude | * <strong>5th April:</strong> Elude launches its Monero exchange | ||
<strong>30th March:</strong> Apollon Market | * <strong>30th March:</strong> [[Markets: Apollon|Apollon Market]] launched | ||
<strong>27th March:</strong> Reddit | * <strong>27th March:</strong> Reddit bans darknetmarkets subreddit — leading to the rise of [[Forums:Dread|Dread]] | ||
<strong>24th March:</strong> Cannazon Market | * <strong>24th March:</strong> [[Markets: CannaZon|Cannazon Market]] launched | ||
<strong>January:</strong> Empire Market | * <strong>January:</strong> [[Markets: Empire|Empire Market]] launched | ||
== 2017 == | == 2017 == | ||
<strong>December:</strong> Grams | * <strong>December:</strong> Grams search engine shuts down | ||
<strong>20th October:</strong> TradeRoute | * <strong>20th October:</strong> TradeRoute exit scams following a hack and extortion | ||
<strong>20th July:</strong> Hansa Market | * <strong>20th July:</strong> [[Markets: Hansa|Hansa Market]] seized — Dutch police reveal they had operated it for a month in Operation Bayonet | ||
<strong>5th July:</strong> AlphaBay | * <strong>5th July:</strong> [[Markets: AlphaBay (v1)|AlphaBay]] has been seized | ||
<strong>16th May:</strong> Outlaw Market | * <strong>16th May:</strong> [[Markets: Outlaw|Outlaw Market]] gets hacked and shuts down | ||
<strong>May:</strong> Elude.in | * <strong>May:</strong> Elude.in launched | ||
== 2016 == | == 2016 == | ||
<strong>22nd October:</strong> TheRealDeal Market | * <strong>22nd October:</strong> [[Markets: TheRealDeal|TheRealDeal Market]] shuts down | ||
<strong>19th October:</strong> Wallstreet Market | * <strong>19th October:</strong> [[Markets: Wall Street|Wallstreet Market]] launched | ||
<strong>28th April:</strong> Italian Darknet Community (IDC) | * <strong>28th April:</strong> [[Markets: IDC|Italian Darknet Community (IDC)]] marketplace admins arrested | ||
<strong>April:</strong> Nucleus Market | * <strong>April:</strong> [[Markets: Nucleus|Nucleus Market]] collapses, escrowed coins vanish | ||
== 2015 == | == 2015 == | ||
<strong>6th September:</strong> Agora Market | * <strong>6th September:</strong> [[Markets: Agora|Agora Market]] shuts down | ||
<strong>31st July:</strong> Babylon Market | * <strong>31st July:</strong> Babylon Market seized by Italian police with Europol | ||
<strong>July:</strong> Dark0de | * <strong>July:</strong> Dark0de forum has been seized | ||
<strong>18th May:</strong> Black Bank | * <strong>18th May:</strong> Black Bank disappears in an exit scam | ||
<strong>28th April:</strong> East India Company | * <strong>28th April:</strong> East India Company launched | ||
<strong>9th April:</strong> TheRealDeal Market | * <strong>9th April:</strong> [[Markets: TheRealDeal|TheRealDeal Market]] launched | ||
<strong>18th March:</strong> Evolution Market | * <strong>18th March:</strong> [[Markets: Evolution|Evolution Market]] exit scams | ||
<strong>15th January:</strong> Hydra Market | * <strong>15th January:</strong> [[Markets: Hydra|Hydra Market]] launched | ||
== 2014 == | == 2014 == | ||
<strong>22nd December:</strong> AlphaBay v1 | * <strong>22nd December:</strong> [[Markets: AlphaBay (v1)|AlphaBay v1]] launched | ||
<strong>7th November:</strong> Operation Onymous | * <strong>7th November:</strong> Operation Onymous — [[Markets: Silk Road (v2)|Silk Road 2.0]] and 26 other darknet sites seized | ||
<strong>19th April:</strong> Tochka Market | * <strong>19th April:</strong> [[Markets: Tochka|Tochka Market]] launched | ||
<strong>9th March:</strong> Hansa Market | * <strong>9th March:</strong> [[Markets: Hansa|Hansa Market]] launched | ||
<strong>10th February:</strong> Utopia Market | * <strong>10th February:</strong> Utopia Market shut down by Dutch police 8 days after launch | ||
<strong>February:</strong> Black Goblin Market and CannabisRoad | * <strong>February:</strong> Black Goblin Market and CannabisRoad closed after deanonymization | ||
== 2013 == | == 2013 == | ||
<strong>29th December:</strong> Outlaw Market | * <strong>29th December:</strong> [[Markets: Outlaw|Outlaw Market]] launched | ||
<strong>3rd December:</strong> Agora Market | * <strong>3rd December:</strong> [[Markets: Agora|Agora Market]] launched | ||
<strong>29th November:</strong> A | * <strong>29th November:</strong> A vendor steals $6 million from [[Markets: Sheep|Sheep Marketplace]] | ||
<strong>15th November:</strong> Dream Market | * <strong>15th November:</strong> [[Markets: Dream|Dream Market]] launched | ||
<strong>Late November:</strong> Black Market Reloaded | * <strong>Late November:</strong> [[Markets: Black Market Reloaded|Black Market Reloaded]] announces closure after a source code leak | ||
<strong>6th November:</strong> Silk Road 2.0 | * <strong>6th November:</strong> [[Markets: Silk Road (v2)|Silk Road 2.0]] launched | ||
<strong>October:</strong> Project Black Flag | * <strong>October:</strong> Project Black Flag vanishes, stealing users' bitcoins | ||
<strong>1st October:</strong> Silk Road has | * <strong>1st October:</strong> [[Markets: Silk Road (v1)|Silk Road]] has been seized — see [[Defunct: Ross Ulbricht|Ross Ulbricht]] and [[Defunct: Silk Road|Silk Road (defunct)]] | ||
<strong>3rd August:</strong> Freedom Hosting | * <strong>3rd August:</strong> Freedom Hosting seized by the FBI | ||
<strong>June:</strong> Silk Road CAPTCHA | * <strong>June:</strong> Silk Road CAPTCHA bug leaks server address | ||
== 2012 == | == 2012 == | ||
<strong>May:</strong> Atlantis Market | * <strong>May:</strong> [[Markets: Atlantis|Atlantis Market]] launched, the first to accept Litecoin | ||
<strong>April:</strong> The Farmer's Market has | * <strong>April:</strong> The Farmer's Market has been seized | ||
== 2011 == | == 2011 == | ||
<strong>1st June:</strong> Gawker | * <strong>1st June:</strong> Gawker publishes "The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable" — traffic to [[Markets: Silk Road (v1)|Silk Road]] explodes | ||
<strong>31st Janurary:</strong> Silk Road | * <strong>31st Janurary:</strong> [[Markets: Silk Road (v1)|Silk Road]] launched | ||
== 2010 == | == 2010 == | ||
The Farmer's Market | The Farmer's Market moved to Tor. | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 2 September 2026
The Darknet Timeline! <3
Every major event in darknet history — launches, law enforcement seizures, exit scams, arrests and infrastructure takedowns — from the launch of Silk Road in 2011 up to today. Entries marked with a page link take you to our full write-up on that market, forum, service or person, where you'll find onion addresses, PGP keys and the complete story.
Quick facts: The timeline covers 15 years of darknet history. The bloodiest single day was 5 April 2022, when Hydra Market was seized. The longest-running market was Archetyp (2020-2025). The most profitable exit scam remains Empire Market (August 2020).
Jump to a year: 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010
Massive thank you to /u/TTTz for providing the majority of the information shown over here (/post/ed8318721fda07858577/#c-6100d2bb6b094e7c7e on Dread). As without them it would've taken me so much more longer to complete this.
Another massive thank you to /u/samwhiskey for providing information about what has been happening on the DarkNet since September 2023 through their "weekly whiskey" (renamed from Darknet News after their 100th post). They have been a significant contributor to the DarkNet, and their efforts have especially made my tasks easier.
2025
- 20th November: Reddit bans and erases Dread administrator HugBunter's account — see HugBunter
- 14th July: Abacus Market vanishes in a suspected exit scam
- 6th July: Dread suffers an extended outage amid DDoS attacks; HugBunter publishes PGP-signed status updates
- 16th June: Archetyp Market seized in Operation Deep Sentinel — administrator arrested in Barcelona, €7.8M in assets seized. Full story: Timeline: Archetyp
- 5th June: BidenCash carding market seized, approximately 145 domains taken down
- 22nd May: Operation RapTor announced — 270 arrests and €184M+ in cash and cryptocurrency seized
- 7th March: Garantex crypto exchange seized, Tether freezes $28M in USDT
2024
- 16th December: Incognito Market owner pleads guilty — full story: Timeline: Incognito
- 10th October: Dutch police announce the dismantling of Bohemia/Cannabia — €8M in crypto seized, two administrators arrested. Full story: Timeline: Bohemia
- 6th May: Incognito Market owner "Pharaoh" (Rui-Siang Lin) arrested at JFK Airport
- 21st March: Nemesis Market seized by German BKA/Frankfurt ZIT with US and Lithuanian partners
- March: Incognito Market shuts down amid a law enforcement seizure
2023
- 20th December: Kingdom Market has been seized
- 18th December: Speculation in regards to Kingdom market being likely seized
- 24th November: Monumental update to Tor Browser in regards to PoW access — see PoW defense for Onion Services
- 22nd November: Hugbunter sets out warning in regards to the wallet withdrawal issue
- 22nd November: Bohemia Market reopens - supposedly
- 4th November: m00nkey is experiencing uncertainty due to disappearance
- 29th October: Bohemia white-screen, said to be due to overwhelming DDOS
- 13th October: DNMX was raided
- 13th October: Bohemia releases emergency link
- 12th October: Test4Pay proposition & removal of Steveirwin from /d/Test4Pay moderation due to arrest
- 12th October: Cypher Market goes on maintenance
- 2nd October: Bohemia receives a mega-thread, withdrawal problems remain questionable
- 2nd October: Bohemia experiences wallet withdrawal bug
- 1st October: Raspberry Pi 5 is going to be released
- 24th September: Dark Matter moves from probationary list to the superlist
- 19th September: Tor2Door sub-dread has been locked out until further notice
- 15th September: Tor2Door experiences unusual downtime
- 14th September: Tor2Door goes down and is confirmed as an exit scam
- 7th September: Searching on Dread now works
- 1st September: BigBossChefOfArchetyp publishes an open letter to governments and law enforcement
- 28th August: Dark Matter Market releases private shops
- 25th August: A bug on dnm.watch (Tor2Door rotatory mirror) said "Warning!!! You are in a phishing website." for a link
- 22nd August: Searching on Dread has been going under work
- 21st June: BreachForums clearnet domain seized by the FBI
- 2nd May: Operation SpecTor announced — 288 arrests, the largest JCODE operation at the time, completing the Monopoly Market takedown
- 5th April: Genesis Market seized in Operation Cookie Monster — 17 countries, 119 arrests
- 15th March: BreachForums founder "pompompurin" (Conor Brian FitzPatrick) arrested
- 5th March: Dread Relaunches
- 14th February: AlphaBay (v2) exit scams
- 20th January: Kilos Exchange exit scams
- 3rd January: Deutschland.im Deep Web seized
2022
- 23rd June: Monopoly Market was seized — full story: Timeline: Monopoly
- 9th June: Tor Network experiences a network-wide DDoS
- June: SSNDOB was seized — full story: Timeline: SSNDOB
- 26th May: VenTor launched
- 22nd May: Versus Market retires
- 12th April: Dread launches I2P mirror
- 6th April: xChange.me shuts down
- 5th April: Hydra Market gets seized — the largest darknet market seizure in history
- 25th March: World Market exit scams
- 8th March: Archetyp leaves Dread
- 7th March: Dread v3 released
- 25th February: Dark0de Reborn exit scams
- 16th February: Dread's 4 year anniversary
- 28th January: DeepDotWeb admin sentenced to 97 months in prison
2021
- 30th December: Monopoly Market disappears
- 23rd December: Cartel Market disappears
- 16th December: ToRReZ Market retires
- 8th December: Someone is running hundreds of malicious Tor relays
- 27th November: Shredd launched
- 23rd November: Cannazon Market retires
- 26th October: Operation Dark HunTOR announced — 150 arrests across 8 countries
- 19th October: Dread's search goes offline
- 16th October: Envoy relaunched
- 6th October: PGP.fail launched
- 1st October: White House Market retires
- 27th September: Abacus Market launched
- 23rd September: Televend is potentially compromised
- 9th August: NamasteLSD's private shop has been seized
- 7th August: AlphaBay relaunched
- 29th July: Secmail goes offline permanently
- 22nd June: White House and Dark0de launch harm reduction programs — see Harm Reduction resources
- 11th June: Slilpp has been seized
- 23rd May: Bohemia Market launched
- 5th May: DarkDotFail regained control of his domain — see dark.fail
- 2nd May: Tor is killing off support for v2 onion services
- 29th April: DarkDotFail's domain got hijacked
- 28th April: Aurora Market exit scams
- 18th April: The unofficial scam market, Dread Market, is launched
- 9th April: Big Blue Market shuts down and gives user data to law enforcement
- 31st March: Incognito Market launched
- 13th February: Darknet Avengers gets seized
- 3rd February: XMR.to, a popular Monero exchange, is shutting down
- 19th January: Joker's Stash, the largest carding shop, is shutting down
- 14th January: Yellow Brick Market is gone
- 13th January: DarkMarket has been seized
- 12th January: Tor "experimental fix" might make Tor usable again
- 9th January: Tor v3 consensus attack
2020
- 29th December: White House Market ends support for Bitcoin
- 27th December: Neptune Market disappears
- 11th December: Finnish authorities seized Sipulimarket
- 29th November: Tor2Door Market launched
- 9th November: World Market launched
- 5th November: Someone moved $1b in Bitcoins from the Silk Road
- 2nd November: Aurora Market launched
- 14th October: Cartel Market launched
- 9th September: The creator of Imperiya launched Invictus Market
- 1st September: CipherTrace provided feds with "Monero tracing" tools
- 25th August: Empire Market exit scams
- 7th August: Torum shuts down
- 7th August: Feds did not accuse dark.fail of a crime
- 14th July: Neptune Market launched
- 10th July: Versus Market gets hacked
- 9th July: Czech police seize Atlayo
- 20th June: DarkMarket launched
- 14th June: BitBazaar exit scams
- 4th June: Icarus Market launched
- 4th June: Envoy is back online with design overhaul
- 26th May: End Game's source code is released
- 25th May: Vice City Market launched
- 20th May: Europa Market exit scams with fake seizure banner
- 17th May: Archetyp Market launched
- 16th May: DeepSea Market launched
- 15th May: Dark0de Market launched
- 14th May: Europol dismantles InfinityBlack hacking group
- 7th May: Avior Market exit scams
- 28th April: Pax Romana exit scams
- 19th April: Tor Project cuts a third of its staff
- 13th April: Empire Market becomes the first market to use End Game
- 25th March: ASAP Market launched
- 21st March: Versus pauses operations to audit security
- 14th March: Pax Romana launched
- 13th March: Child abuse site "DarkScandals" seized by Europol
- 10th March: Daniel's Hosting is shutting down
- 2nd March: Recon launched
- 28th February: ToRReZ Market launched
- 26th February: Reddit bans /r/DrugStashes
- 25th February: Europa Market launched
- 21st February: DNStats.net starts serving phishing links
- 20th February: BitBazaar launched
- 19th February: Apollon Market started exit scamming
- 18th February: PrivCoin shuts down, blames "new and extensive regulations"
- 16th February: Dread's 2 year anniversary
- 12th February: Grams admin indicted for money laundering
- 4th February: Darkweb vendors are blackmailing customers
- 4th February: Kilos launches a Bitcoin mixer
- 21st January: dark.fail releases tool for checking signed messages
- 10th January: Dread is migrating to a new host
2019
- 31st December: Grey Market exit scams
- 12th December: Versus Market launched
- 11th December: Envoy admin launches Imperiya, a market for vendor shops
- 10th December: China's biggest darkweb market, DeepMix, shuts down
- 5th December: The DNSTARS harm reduction forum is shutting down
- 19th November: Monero project served infected binaries for 35 minutes
- 17th November: Dread to return with fixes and some data loss
- 15th November: Kilos launched
- 14th November: Cryptonia Market is shutting down
- 14th November: The admin of SamSara Market is gone
- 10th November: The Darknet Collective is formed, markets join forces to prevent scams
- 7th November: Italian authorities seized Berlusconi Market
- 39th October: Dark.Fail introduces new guidelines for market admins
- 21st October: Grey Market launched
- 19th October: Fake Tor Browser steals Bitcoin from Russian darkweb users
- 17th October: Avaris Market launched
- 12th October: Avior Market launched
- 4th October: Berlusconi's market admins have disappeared
- 2nd October: Tochka Market exit scams
- 27th September: HugBunter's deadman has been switched
- 15th September: CannaHome Market launched
- 6th September: Belarusian authorities seized XakFor hacking forum
- 3rd September: DarkBay launched
- 25th August: Big Blue Market launched
- 22nd August: White House Market launched
- 20th August: DEA awards 130K contract to Chainalysis to track cryptocurrency
- 19th August: Admin of Deutschland im Deep Web sentenced to six years in prison
- 24th July: Nightmare Market exit scams
- 13th July: Monopoly Market launched
- 4th July: SamSara Market launched
- 19th June: Libertas Market shuts down due to 'lack of use' on I2P
- 13th June: Authorities arrest three suspected admins of France's biggest darkweb market
- 9th June: U.S. police launch their own Tor site for darkweb vendor busts
- 3rd June: LocalBitcoins disables cash for Bitcoin transactions
- 3rd June: Yellow Brick Market has returned
- 28th May: Bitcoin Blender announces shutdown
- 25th May: Raddle, like Reddit, killed the darknetmarkets subforum
- 23rd May: Libertas Market is available via I2P
- 23rd May: Dutch police seize Bitcoin tumbler "Bestmixer.io"
- 14th May: CGMC silently shut down — see CGMC
- 10th May: Reddit is blocking 15% of Tor exit relays
- 9th May: Darkwebnews.com shuts down
- 7th May: International law enforcement seizes DeepDotWeb and arrests admin
- 3rd May: Europol announces the takedown of Valhalla Market
- 2nd May: German law enforcement seize Wallstreet Market
- 30th April: Dream Market is shutting down
- 21st April: Wallstreet Market exit scams
- 6th April: Gangsta's Paradise forum shut down by Dread
- April: Yellow Brick Market launched
- April: Cryptonia Market launched
2018
- 2nd December: Phishkingz, darknet market phisher, announces retirement
- 7th November: Law enforcement decrypt IronChat
- 28th October: The Grams replacement, Masterlist, launched
- 23rd October: Nightmare Market launched
- 4th September: Olympus Market exit scams
- 17th June: Black Hand forum seized by police
- 29th May: Dread relaunched
- 15th April: German police bust child abuse site, Elysium
- 5th April: Elude launches its Monero exchange
- 30th March: Apollon Market launched
- 27th March: Reddit bans darknetmarkets subreddit — leading to the rise of Dread
- 24th March: Cannazon Market launched
- January: Empire Market launched
2017
- December: Grams search engine shuts down
- 20th October: TradeRoute exit scams following a hack and extortion
- 20th July: Hansa Market seized — Dutch police reveal they had operated it for a month in Operation Bayonet
- 5th July: AlphaBay has been seized
- 16th May: Outlaw Market gets hacked and shuts down
- May: Elude.in launched
2016
- 22nd October: TheRealDeal Market shuts down
- 19th October: Wallstreet Market launched
- 28th April: Italian Darknet Community (IDC) marketplace admins arrested
- April: Nucleus Market collapses, escrowed coins vanish
2015
- 6th September: Agora Market shuts down
- 31st July: Babylon Market seized by Italian police with Europol
- July: Dark0de forum has been seized
- 18th May: Black Bank disappears in an exit scam
- 28th April: East India Company launched
- 9th April: TheRealDeal Market launched
- 18th March: Evolution Market exit scams
- 15th January: Hydra Market launched
2014
- 22nd December: AlphaBay v1 launched
- 7th November: Operation Onymous — Silk Road 2.0 and 26 other darknet sites seized
- 19th April: Tochka Market launched
- 9th March: Hansa Market launched
- 10th February: Utopia Market shut down by Dutch police 8 days after launch
- February: Black Goblin Market and CannabisRoad closed after deanonymization
2013
- 29th December: Outlaw Market launched
- 3rd December: Agora Market launched
- 29th November: A vendor steals $6 million from Sheep Marketplace
- 15th November: Dream Market launched
- Late November: Black Market Reloaded announces closure after a source code leak
- 6th November: Silk Road 2.0 launched
- October: Project Black Flag vanishes, stealing users' bitcoins
- 1st October: Silk Road has been seized — see Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road (defunct)
- 3rd August: Freedom Hosting seized by the FBI
- June: Silk Road CAPTCHA bug leaks server address
2012
- May: Atlantis Market launched, the first to accept Litecoin
- April: The Farmer's Market has been seized
2011
- 1st June: Gawker publishes "The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable" — traffic to Silk Road explodes
- 31st Janurary: Silk Road launched
2010
The Farmer's Market moved to Tor.
