Comparing cryptomarkets for drugs. A characterisation of sellers and buyers over time

Cryptomarkets operating on the darknet are a recent phenomenon that has gained importance only over the last couple of years (Barratt, 2012). However, they now constitute an evolving part of illicit drug markets. Although selling and buying a variety of psychoactive substances on the Internet has a long history, new technological developments enable systematic drug trading on the net.These technological innovations on the Internet allow users to proceed with (illicit) drug transactions with almost completely anonymous identities and locations.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - February 12, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Meropi Tzanetakis Source Type: research