This is a short breakdown of some of the rumor and speculation surrounding the main DNM's in the wake of the Evolution scam. Vendor shops and forums are not included, with the exception of RAMP which is longstanding and established. I have tried to make this unbias
Trusted | Sketchy | Unknown |
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Agora - Pros - Been around a long time, never hacked or scammed. By far the largest market since the Evolution scam. Cons - It has frequent downtime and users centralized escrow. | Nucleus - Pros - Has a nice interface. Cons - Complaints of widespread scamming and missing deposits. It excelled since the demise of Evolution but has some reports of shilling. Centralized escrow. | Abraxas - Pros - Relatively unknown but no complaints. It has some similarities to Agora. Cons - No obvious cons. Centralized escrow. |
BlackBank - Pros - Been around a long time, never hacked or scammed, no striking complaints. Uses multi-sig, centralized escrow and FE for transactions. Cons - No obvious cons. | Ironclad - Pros - New market and nice interface. Cons - Complaints that it looks similar to Evolution. Centralized escrow. | Alphabay - Pros/Cons - Run by former TCF carder but no known complaints. Some reports of doxxing by vendors. Allows carding. Centralized escrow. |
Middle Earth - Pros - No striking complaints and running for some time. Cons - The admin claim JS is safe and its implemented on MEM but there is an optional non-JS version. Centralized escrow. | Mr Nice Guy - Pros - Good reviews. Cons - There are unverified reports that the admin was doxxed. Centralized escrow. | Crypto Market - Pros/Cons - Unknown but no complaints. Centralized escrow. |
RAMP - Pros - Trusted forum market with few complaints. Pros/Cons - Russian speaking. No escrow. | - | Dream Market - Pros/Cons - Been around for a long time, small but no complaints. Centralized escrow. |
Outlaw - Pros - Been around a long time with few complaints. Cons - Difficult to understand interface. Centralized Escrow. | - | Tochka - Pros - Dead drops, no complaints. Cons - Centralized escrow. |
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