2023 was tough.
AlphaBay Market: Exited in February 2023 under unclear circumstances, possibly due to a law enforcement takedown or an exit scam
Tor Market: Announced closure in late March 2023 with all orders resolved and funds returned to users and vendors
Vice City Market: Stopped processing withdrawals in May 2023, leading to a suspected slow exit scam
ASAP Market: Announced retirement in July 2023, marking a planned closure with all withdrawals processed
Tor2Door and Royal Market: Both markets suddenly disappeared around September 2023, suspected to be exit scams
M00nkey Market: Abruptly went offline at the end of October 2023, with no clear reason, leading to speculation about the administrator’s arrest
Squid Market: Closed in the spring of 2023 due to technical issues with its script
Dark Bazar: Unexpectedly disappeared in late November 2023, with its fate remaining unknown
Apocalypse Market: Experienced a major security breach in 2023 due to an IP address leak by the administrator
Piilopuoti: A Finnish-language dark web marketplace, seized by Finnish authorities in cooperation with Europol, Eurojust, and authorities in Germany and Lithuania.
Hope the new 2024 will be better!