Blockchain technology, and more specifically bitcoin (one of its foremost applications), have
been receiving increasing attention in the scientific community. The first publications with …

Background Amidst the rise of e-commerce, there has been a proliferation of illicit online
pharmacies that threaten global patient safety by selling drugs without a prescription directly …

Abstract Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, SETLcoin, Ether, Solar Coin, or Liberty Reserve
exist since 2009. Because of their decentralized control, they are often considered a threat …

Names: Kozinets, Robert V., 1964–editor.| Gambetti, Rossella, editor. Title: Netnography
unlimited: understanding technoculture using qualitative social media research/edited by …

Background In spite of globalizing processes 'offline'retail drug markets remain localized
and–in recent decades–typically 'closed', in which dealers sell primarily to known customers …

A vast digital ecosystem of entrepreneurship and exchange has sprung up with Bitcoin's
digital infrastructure at its core. We explore the worldwide spread of infrastructure necessary …

This study explores the rapidly expanding world of online illicit drug trading. Since the fall of
the infamous Silk Road, a new generation of cryptomarkets can be found thriving on the dark …

For some drug policy scholars, including us, the online marketplace Silk Road and its
successors are inherently fascinating. When we first discovered Silk Road in 2011, on …

Background Cryptomarkets are digital platforms that use anonymising software (eg Tor) and
cryptocurrencies (eg Bitcoin) to facilitate trade of goods and services, most notably illicit …

Abstract The online cryptomarket Silk Road has been oft-characterised as an 'eBay for
drugs' with customers drug consumers making personal use-sized purchases. Our research …