A Framework for More Effective Dark Web Marketplace Investigations by Darren R. Hayes, Francesco Cappa, James Cardon

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The Private Governance of Identity on the Silk Road by Catalina Goanta

“…The second part looks at how individuals could become platform users on the Silk Road, by analyzing the contractual relationship between the Silk Road and an individual user based on the rights and obligations enshrined in the Silk Road terms of service (ToS). …”
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Crypto communities as legal orders by Catalina Goanta, Marieke Hopman

“…In this paper, we first mention three different generations of crypto communities, revealing their shared narrative, before focusing on the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Based on the qualitative content analysis of the Silk Road forum, we look into whether this platform should be understood as a legal order, a revolutionary movement, or simply a capitalist marketplace. …”
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Crowdsourcing Black Market Prices For Prescription Opioids by Dasgupta, Nabarun, Freifeld, Clark, Brownstein, John S, Menone, Christopher Mark, Surratt, Hilary L, Poppish, Luke, Green, Jody L, Lavonas, Eric J, Dart, Richard C

“…These results were compared with a survey of law enforcement officers in the Researched Abuse, Diversion, and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS) System, and actual transaction prices on a “dark Internet” marketplace (Silk Road). Geometric means and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for comparing prices per milligram of drug in US dollars. …”
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The Role of the Dark Web in the Crime and Terrorism Nexus by CASIS-Vancouver

“…The subsequent roundtable discussion opened with an analysis of the operations of Silk Road, an online marketplace on the dark web that specializes in the sale of illegal drugs, weapons, and stolen identities. …”
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