Openbazaar's 2.0 release, featuring Tor integration, native Bitcoin wallet, and IPFS, has drawn darknet marketplace vendors seeking enhanced privacy. The platform now lists 350 cannabis products alongside numerous legal items, with significantly increased user activity.

Openbazaar 2.0's integration of Tor, IPFS, and offline stores has attracted a surge of darknet vendors while still hosting legal goods. The platform now lists over 350 cannabis items, though some software quirks remain.

Glassnode argues that Bitcoin’s 2022 decline stands out as one of the most severe bear markets on record, citing a 70% drawdown, the largest capital outflow event in history, and deep investor losses across the crypto market.

Glassnode's latest report describes the current bitcoin bear market as 'historic,' with capital outflows exceeding $4 billion and a Z-Score of -2.73 standard deviations—the largest in history, surpassing both 2018 and March 2020.

Glassnode's latest report declares the 2022 Bitcoin bear market as possibly the most severe in digital asset history, with capital outflows hitting record levels and multiple metrics showing unprecedented investor losses.

An international operation backed by Europol and Eurojust dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace, leading to eight arrests and the seizure of €7.8 million in assets, including crypto.

A six-country law enforcement operation dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace linked to over €250 million in sales, resulting in eight arrests and €7.8 million in seized assets.

An international operation dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace, leading to eight arrests and the seizure of €7.8 million in assets, including cryptocurrency.