Back in 2013-2014 after SR went offline I remember so many new markets popping up looking to become the next big thing or bring important changes to the Darknet (multi-sig, forced encryption..etc). But in the last half year it has all quieted down. Just two main markets and a bunch of very small ones which really don't seem to be going anywhere.
Does the majority of the community really find it better to have most of the Darknet listings, vendors and escrow funds on two giant markets rather than to diversify it through several markets? Or is it just about the vendors searching the biggest market for the most sales potential?
I don't hope it will happen anytime soon, but if any of the bigger markets goes down it will be very interesting to see how the community will react and how this market will be replaced. I really do miss C9, TMP, CR and the days when Sheep and SR1 where still in their glory days.
Maybe now that everybody's about to watch Ross go to prison for life they're a little scared...