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The Hub
Type of site
Forum
Available inEnglish
URLthehub7xbw4dc5r2.onion Tor network(Accessing link help)[1]
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The Hub was a discussion forum on Tor hidden services on the dark web focused on darknet market[2] reviews,[3] cryptocurrency and security.

Second in popularity only to reddit's /r/DarkNetMarkets,[4] the site was launched in January 2014 as a more secure, verifiable and discreetly moderated alternative.[5] Vendors must be verified prior to getting a vendor status on the forum. The Hub has hosted Dr. Fernando Caudevilla, 'DoctorX' as an adviser for the site's drug users who has answered more than a thousand questions in the forums of the original Silk Road and Silk Road 2.0[6] and the site has an ongoing harm reduction and drug awareness program.[7]

In March 2015 the administrator halted all withdrawals from the platform and vanished with $50M.[8][2]

References

  1. ^ "The HUB | Deep Dot Web". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  2. ^ a b Fox-Brewster, Thomas (18 March 2015). "A $50m Drug And Gun Dark Web Market Just Disappeared And Millions In Bitcoin With It". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ Redaktion (7 June 2014). "Life after Silk Road: how the darknet drugs market is booming". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ Knibbs, Kate (30 March 2015). "Feds Want Reddit to Give Up Personal Info of Darknet Market Redditors". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ^ Deepdotweb (15 January 2014). "Cross-Marketplace Discussion & News: The Hub Forum Is Live!". Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  6. ^ Locker, Theresa (29 January 2015). "The Dark Net's Drug Counselor". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ DeepDotWeb (26 January 2014). "Help Harm Reduction & Drug Awareness: The Hub's Outreach!". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  8. ^ "The Biggest Online Drug Market Just Vanished, Taking $12 Million With It". Gizmodo. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2022-09-09.


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