Timeline

Massive thank you to /u/TTTz 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.

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

To be made

2024

To be made

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
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: Bohmeia 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
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
April-August: Trying to collect all information within this period, apologies.
27th April: The Drug Users Bible by DMTrott is made free!
5th April: Elude Exchange Exit Scams
30th March: Tor Market Announces Temporary Closure
5th March: Dread Relaunches
14th February: AlphaBay Exit Scams
20th January: Kilos Exchange Exit Scams
3rd January: Deutschland.im Deep Web Seized

2022

23rd June: [[Seized:Monopoly|Monopoly Market]] was seized
9th June: Tor Network experiences a network-wide DDoS
June: [[Seized:SSNDOB|SSNDOB]] was seized
26th May: VenTor Launched
22nd May: Versus Retires
12th April: Dread Launches I2P Mirror
6th April: xChange.me Shuts Down
5th April: Hydra Market Gets Seized
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 Retire
8th December: Someone is Running Hundreds of Malicious Tor Relays
27th November: Shredd Launched
23rd November: Cannazon Market Retires
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 Potentiality 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
11th June: Slilpp Has Been Sezied
23rd May: Bohemia Market Launched
5th May: DarkDotFail Regained Control of His Domain
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 Concensus 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
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
24th March: Cannazon Market Launched
January: Empire Market Launched

2017

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

2015

6th September: Agora Market Shuts Down
July: Dark0de Forum has Been Seized
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
19th April: Tochka Market Launched
9th March: Hansa Market Launched

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
1st October: Silk Road has Been Seized

2012

April: The Farmer's Market has Been Seized

2011

31st Janurary: Silk Road Launched

2010

The Farmer's Market Moved To Tor