Huione marketplace death sprouts 30 more in its place: Elliptic

Huione Guarantee’s shutdown sent “shockwaves” through the ecosystem but also left a vacuum for other crypto darknet marketplaces to fill.

The shuttering of major crypto darknet marketplace Huione Guarantee has seen its users flock to at least 30 successors, with one marketplace doubling its user base since May. 

Huione Guarantee shut down in May after Telegram banned thousands of its associated accounts and channels. 

Elliptic said in a report on Monday that in the aftermath of the shutdown, several Telegram marketplaces saw user numbers increase, but Tudou Guarantee was the “primary winner,” capturing much of Huione’s former transaction volume.

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