darknet markets

As of April 22, 2025, open‑source monitoring counted 9,000+ listings across drugs, fraud, counterfeit documents, malware, and “how‑to” guides. Catharsis Market is described by community trackers as an active, general-purpose darknet marketplace with a strong focus on narcotics and other

They operate similarly to regular e-commerce sites but use cryptocurrencies for transactions. Most dark markets have user review systems and vendor ratings to establish trust. Law enforcement regularly shuts down these markets, but new ones continuously emerge. By 2025, these

Overall, our study provides a first step towards a better microscopic characterisation of the DWM ecosystem, indicating a direction of investigation that may be of interest to both researchers and law enforcement agencies. The results further support the recent efforts