Evolution (marketplace)
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Online market |
| Registration | Required |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Verto |
| Launched | January 2014 |
| Current status | Offline |
Evolution was a darknet market operating on the Tor network. The site was founded by an individual known as 'Verto' who also founded the now defunct Tor Carding Forum.[2]
Launched January 14, 2014, it saw rapid growth within its first several months, helped in part by law enforcement seizures of some of its competitors during the six-month-long investigation codenamed Operation Onymous.[3] Wired estimated that as of October 11[update] it was one of the two largest drug markets.[4][5] It was notable for its security[6] as well as more lax rules on stolen credit cards and others kinds of fraud than similar sites like Silk Road.[5][7] Speaking about why Evolution was not part of Operation Onymous, head of European police cybercrimes division said it was "because there's only so much we can do on one day."[8]
The site disallowed 'child pornography, services related to murder/assassination/terrorism, prostitution, ponzi schemes, and lotteries' but allowed the wholesaling of credit card data.[9]
Evolution shut down on March 18, 2015 in an apparent "exit scam," in which the site's administrators shut down their market abruptly in order to steal the money kept in users' escrow accounts.[10] The bitcoins in escrow that were apparently stolen were valued at $12 million at the time of the shutdown.[11][12]
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