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Old 12-04-2013, 09:49 AM   #2
Lamplighter
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Here is an article in Forbes about the bitcoin theft,
with a description of the bitcoint market's recent history

Forbes

Andy Greenberg
12/1/13

Silk Road Competitor Shuts Down And Another Plans To Go Offline After Claimed $6 Million Theft

Quote:
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Black Market Reloaded, the current largest anonymous market for contraband online
with nearly 7,000 product listings, responded Saturday with a message on its forum
for users saying that Black Market Reloaded wouldn’t be able to handle the influx
of new customers and sellers, arguing that the Tor anonymity software
that hides the identity of the site’s users and owners isn’t designed for such a large user base.

On Sunday he followed up by blocking new registrations, closing inactive accounts
and notifying users that the site would go offline in around two days.
“This puts BMR in the edge of the blade, Tor can’t support any site to be too big,”
wrote the BMR administrator who calls himself Backopy.
“[Black Market Reloaded] can’t hold another wave of refugees….
Without competition the wisest thing to do is to shut down the market,
doing it in a timely and orderly manner.”
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