A few things that need to be made clear.
AlphaBay was formed by Alpha. Alpha was a staff member on the Tor Carding Forums and worked closely with Verto on it as the top employee.
There is much discussion as to if Verto and Kimble are separate people. But a large amount of people believed on TCF that Alpha was Kimble.
Why would he not have joined the Evolution staff?
When Alphabay first opened there doors i went ahead and made an account to check it out. There was a sign across the bottom that said something to the effect of "Endorsed by Evolution" With the Evo logo. I believe that sign was taken down a week prior to the Evolution exit scam.
Believe it is Evo 2.0. Believe it is completely safe and has nothing to do with it or not It does not matter.
Just tell me one thing for anyone who uses it.
Why do you trust your money with a site owner who is not only very well known for his expertise in the fraud and carding area, but has posted his own guides to do so on the forums.
Why do you feel special that he will not just rob you when there is enough money sitting on his site? Is it not simple logic to believe he will walk away with the funds just as Evolution did?
Fun fact there are currently two marketplaces where the owners nym is Alpha. Not saying they are connected or anything. Just a fun fact.
Be safe everyone
I don't remember this, people here would have been in an uproar. But maybe because no one went on alphabay pre EVO.
Carders have skill sets that align well with staying anonymous on the internet. I wouldn't trust them with your money, but I also want my drugs.
What type of criminal would you prefer to run a market?