Interesting Silk Road 1 sales figures in the government's Variety Jones sentencing memo. Contrary to sensationalist estimates by press and blockchain analysis profiteers, darknet markets are a smalll rounding error in the global illicit drug trade. SR1's total commissions? $13.2m

Dec 4, 2020 · 5:53 PM UTC

9
22
109
This tweet is unavailable
Maybe from seller
Replying to @DarkDotFail
I forget what the numbers were but CNBC ran a ridiculous program 5 or 6 years ago where they made it seem like this was not the case. They're pretty stupid over there at CNBC though.
1
2
Only begin to trust crime statistics when they are spoken under oath.
5
Replying to @DarkDotFail
Is Kg correct ? Seems like some pricey meth...
3
1
Something wrong with those numbers. Avg amount per transaction is less than a quarter gram. That makes no sense.
Replying to @DarkDotFail
#FreeRoss freeross.org

Free Ross Ulbricht

A first-time offender serving 2 LIFE sentences + 40 years without parole for all nonviolent counts. Widespread support.

freeross.org
6
Replying to @DarkDotFail
@Trojan137
1
Replying to @DarkDotFail
But we knew that at the time allthingsvice.com/2013/10/18…

About this $1.2 billion crap... - Eileen Ormsby

I owe much of this post to the work of Nicolas Christin, the researcher who previously provided the analysis of Silk Road's income. He is much cleverer

eileenormsby.com
1
Replying to @DarkDotFail
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
Load more