Darknet market Abacus may be gone for good after BTC move
Online drugs marketplace Abacus Market has either been seized by US authorities or is performing an exit scam on its users following questionable bitcoin (BTC) transfers, according to Darkweb Informer. The darkweb news blog first highlighted a BTC transfer on June 30 that was reportedly made as Abacus went down with DDOS issues and the “malfunctioning” of link directory Daunt. Informer also noted that Abacus was experiencing problems with deposits failing to appear. Informer and vxdb, another cybercrime news reporter, both claimed it wasn’t a good look, with Informer speculating that it’s a sign of a “possible exit scam in process.” Abacus’s issues were addressed on the Reddit-style darkweb forum Dread by Abacus’s CEO, “Vito,” who claimed his site experienced an increase in traffic since another drug site Archetyp was shuttered by Europol . Abacus Market is either fedded or exit scamming, take your choice… you would be a fool to continue using this market if it...