03-05-2019 19:17 via theverge.com

Police just took down a massive dark web marketplace in Germany

A Europol-led police operation has arrested three people who allegedly ran the Wall Street Market, supposedly the world’s second-largest “dark web” marketplace. Authorities also seized the site’s servers and more than €550,000 (around $615,000) in cash, plus Bitcoin and Monero “in six-digit amounts,” which could add up to a huge sum. (A single bitcoin currently trades for $5,700 and Monero trade for around $65.)
The arrests were part of Europol’s &
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