How crypto made and undid the $100M Incognito dark web market

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How crypto made and undid the $100M Incognito dark web market

Thu Feb 05 2026

Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

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cointelegraph.com

The massive dark web drug marketplace used cryptocurrency, the same technology that ultimately allowed FBI agents to locate and arrest its creator, who now faces 30 years in prison.