How well do you think Silk Road 2.0 will do?

Will this be as successful as the last SR or will it be a complete flop due to most vendors jumping onto Sheep and BMR. As much as I would love to see it work, its just more money for vendors who aren't exactly guaranteed to make much money from it.. I'm guessing only time will tell. Your thoughts guys/gals?


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[7 Points] DarknetWanderer:

I think everyone on BMR and SMP realizes that those sites are insecure and poorly managed. However, currently there are no other options, so people are using them, at least temporarily.

The success of Silk Road 2.0 will depend on how secure and functional the site is. Both SMP and BMR are severely lacking basic functionalities and the site security for both is clearly lacking. If SR 2.0 comes out with similar problems, then I don't think it will do very well long term. On the other hand, if it comes out with security and functionality meeting or exceeding the original silk road, I think you will see a huge migration to SR 2.0 and SMP and BMR will lose a lot of business.

The key for SR 2.0 is to not come out before they're absolutely ready. November 5th sounds like it's too soon for the site to be truly ready to me, but I haven't seen it so I'm not sure how well it's done.


[1 Points] 99centTea:

This thread is a fuckshitstack.


[0 Points] None:

Don't really know what to think, the new DPR kind of seems like a moron after reading his announcements. But I'm not judging until I see it for myself.


[-1 Points] earthmoonsun:

complete flop just trying to profit from the famous name


[-3 Points] TheStinkfister:

I would be very skeptical of this. The Feds have already made an example of the old site runner, and the media has instilled so much fear in the idiotic about an "anything goes, internet drug and gun bazaar".

My feeling is if a new site grows too big, the vendors will be the next target.

I think more people need to use the simple combination of a coded language system, fax machine and paper shredder in concert with various web tools. Also, I wouldn't recommend anyone dealing in the dark web using anything but a Mac. While there may be certain vulnerabilities, there are ultimately far less than any other PC. This last bit, however, will have no methods of being controlled, only something that should be very strongly recommended.

Things will need to be done in a radically different manner if the same or similar results are not to be expected. The DEA and NSA along with the Federal prosecutors are all working together and sharing and fabricating origins of evidence and if this moves forward the least that should be done is a new form of communicating, a staple of which should be a code eliminating all evidence of intent.

Take with you what you will from this.