Dream - The Infiltration Of The Dark Net

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    In 2013 a mysterious dark net market would appear that would remain in the shadows for quite some time. Today we will discuss a mysterious theory as it pertains to one such marketplace. Dream
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  • @brennonbrunet6330
    @brennonbrunet6330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12252

    great video as always. I'm glad to see the 1hr runtime, but still feel like there is more detail to this story. Am I right? Can we get a follow up video?

    • @swatchedlimpune6668
      @swatchedlimpune6668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +434

      Damn right we’re getting a follow up video. Let’s goooooo

    • @BarelySociable
      @BarelySociable  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4572

      You’re correct. Bahaha There’s always more.
      Think of the silk road doc being 2011-2013
      This one is 2013-2019

    • @MattyGeneric
      @MattyGeneric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      @@BarelySociable This is like a minimum percent lol.

    • @thismans1405
      @thismans1405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +539

      @@BarelySociable how much work did this take to produce? Doesn't it take your soul?

    • @BarelySociable
      @BarelySociable  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1628

      I need sleep tbh 😅

  • @devinnelson2504
    @devinnelson2504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8046

    I already can’t wait to rewatch this 18 months later at 2 a.m.

    • @jonathanculbreth1618
      @jonathanculbreth1618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

      based af

    • @jacobhouser7672
      @jacobhouser7672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Meta commenter

    • @jpop3583
      @jpop3583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      I felt that shit way to much

    • @farmerlarbear2244
      @farmerlarbear2244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      You’re gonna wait 18 months to re-watch?! Now that’s discipline. I’ll prob throw his Silk Road doc on next, then back to this...Haha.

    • @anthraxmanic
      @anthraxmanic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      These truly are my people..

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10815

    Oh thank goodness, I thought Minecraft was about to get even darker

    • @noelvalenzarro
      @noelvalenzarro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      Just yesterday I randomly remembered when I used watch you beatboxing back in 2013 but I couldn’t remember your name besides it having “toast” in it. That’s crazy. Glad you’re still going strong man.

    • @moderatemexicanamericanpat4904
      @moderatemexicanamericanpat4904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      @@noelvalenzarro he’s trying hard to stay relevent hence the dumb comment lol

    • @w1r3d
      @w1r3d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      didn't expect you here Toast
      big ups, can't wait to see you and Dan again someday!

    • @theholydoge7616
      @theholydoge7616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Darker than getting hacked and killed over a block game?
      Yes this really happened look it up

    • @TTIOTT
      @TTIOTT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@w1r3d big ups

  • @ThisIsArty
    @ThisIsArty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2982

    i love how everybody just refuses to accept somebody just felt like quitting and didn't want to feel bad taking people's money

    • @roberttownsend7064
      @roberttownsend7064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      YES! How biased are these people that when they talk about the darknet, they just assume everything is 100% corrupt and evil. This illegal activity is actually a small part of the darknet. Even silk road itself was mostly legal transactions.

    • @chickenman9184
      @chickenman9184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@roberttownsend7064 lol

    • @lmao2796
      @lmao2796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@roberttownsend7064 totally legal, yeaf

    • @Paalikka
      @Paalikka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@lmao2796 Mostly legal he said. xd

    • @McFwoupson
      @McFwoupson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Whitehousemarket did this recently. They announced their closure and closed about a month ago.

  • @x5STaRz
    @x5STaRz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1263

    I’ve always found it hypocritical that when cops seize a lot of cash from someone, whether they got it by selling drugs, guns or stole it, that they eventually use it to pay themselves. They should use it to pay for things for the city they’re in, like toll roads, fixing pot holes and other stuff like that, etc.

    • @AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters
      @AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      ACAB

    • @derealized797
      @derealized797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      While I'm not a fan of police, we unfortunately DO need to have some form of law enforcement. The problem is with corruption... just like with most things.
      I highly disagree with civil forfeiture, i believe that it is theft, no matter what the situation. I also don't believe the police need less funding, but more of it, as well as more training. And instead of whining like absolute idiots over identity politics and who's the biggest victim. If the focus was on fixing the corruption and adjusting certain laws.... OR since justice is supposed to be blind. Maybe if everything wasn't about money in the court system. I mean, if you're rich and purposely do bad sh7t you get away with anything. You're poor and make one mistake, you lose everything.
      Like i said though. There's corruption. But looking at the situation like kindergarteners is not going to solve it. Admit we need cops, just not the BS we have now. Realistically what can be changed?

    • @AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters
      @AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      I am forty four years old and I have have let’s say 100 encounters with law enforcement. Of those one hundred. Two or three were helpful and positive. And even those two were the littlest bit of help along with some passive aggressive bullshit. I recently had an interaction where I was involved in an accident. My car only. Some damage nothing major. I was not allowed to have my car back. The local pig and his tow truck buddy made a couple bucks off me. This is only one example of the extortions I’ve been subjected to. All in all to the pigs and the court i as an individual have paid into the subsystem to the time of some fixity thousand dollars and have never committed a violent crime or theft. I sat in a cage for some plants 🪴. Some fucking plants. The priority for them is to stay alive and make money. That’s why gangs who run coke and heroin are left be while weedheads sit and pay. No one that I met in prison was violent. All poor people just trying to make it work. One bad cops beating down a citizen with nine good cops watching means you have ten bad cops.

    • @WJGSix
      @WJGSix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I don’t mind if cops get a bonus for busting crooks. It’s an especially dangerous job, and spreading a portion of the funds recovered to local law enforcement doesn’t sound that bad. We pay politicians much more for doing much less.

    • @derealized797
      @derealized797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@WJGSix that's why like i said, we do need something there as far as law enforcement. There are certain things which could stand to change, definitely, there is a lot of corruption and the way they treat "upper class" differently from the poor. There's just things that do need to change.
      But we do need people who respond to dangerous situations and... serve and protect. They are supposed to work FOR US, not harass us.
      Most of all what gets to me is civil forfeiture. They can be especially greedy and corrupt with that, and they absolutely do abuse the crap out of this. I have seen it. We're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, and if they can't prove that belonging or property are somehow related to a crime. They should not be able to just assume and *STEAL* it away from people. There's no excuses for that. It is stealing, it is theft, and nothing justifies it.

  • @SakuraAsranArt
    @SakuraAsranArt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2440

    Market admins who are actually LE be like: I am a real human person on the dark webs who is totally not a member of law enforcement.

    • @hankhill5913
      @hankhill5913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +230

      Terry was right, they glow in the dark

    • @nervesinapattern7261
      @nervesinapattern7261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Hello fellow dark web uses, what’s the deal with bitcoin eh?

    • @prakharmishra3000
      @prakharmishra3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      alrighty type your address down below and send a payment of 150$ and your crystal will be right outside your house

    • @nikkjcrespo
      @nikkjcrespo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Hello fellow kids, who here would like to buy a marijuana?

    • @prakharmishra3000
      @prakharmishra3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@hankhill5913 I didn't think so many people will get that XD best comment

  • @therealspiroagnew818
    @therealspiroagnew818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2725

    Dammit, even on the Dark Web I can't get away from Minecraft TH-camrs!

    • @IN-eb3lm
      @IN-eb3lm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      SUS!! 😳😳😳🔞🔞🔞

    • @paisleydorai-raj7494
      @paisleydorai-raj7494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i wanted to like this comment but it was at 69 likes so i felt bad

    • @sinsoftheswamp8346
      @sinsoftheswamp8346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@paisleydorai-raj7494 whens it's less than a hour old you can assume it will pass 69

    • @benm8027
      @benm8027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thanks 39th vp of the usa Spiro Agnew! Still evading your taxes?

    • @vallisdaemonum255
      @vallisdaemonum255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When the Dark Web is SUS 😳🤯

  • @milhousevanhoutan9235
    @milhousevanhoutan9235 ปีที่แล้ว +654

    What's interesting is there's a major ethical question that comes up when discussing long term stings (assuming it was a sting) like this. How long should law enforcement be allowed to facilitate criminal activity in the name of stopping it?

    • @vigilantmug5028
      @vigilantmug5028 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ask the cia aka one of the largest arms sellers in the world

    • @anghellicone87
      @anghellicone87 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      That's a deep question.

    • @milhousevanhoutan9235
      @milhousevanhoutan9235 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anghellicone87 it is but it's also one with huge real concequences. Look up the Newberg Four and the documentary The Newberg Sting. The FBI entrapped four Muslim men into a terrorism case where they not only came up with the plot, they planted an operative to get support, essentially had to badger them into cooperating and even then it took a further enticement of 250,000 each which was turned down multiple times before being accepted to construct the case.
      While it's not a direct one to one parallel it's a related question.

    • @One-EyedCorvus
      @One-EyedCorvus ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Kinda started to feel like entrapment towards the end.

    • @anghellicone87
      @anghellicone87 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@One-EyedCorvus
      Absolutely. Its like if cases are a serious threat, why are they 'investigated' for so long? One would think if it's a serious as they claim, they would want those people off the streets as quickly as possible.

  • @RazeRRedux
    @RazeRRedux ปีที่แล้ว +48

    what i’ve learned from this video is that if I hear a car crash outside my house, i’m quickly deleting my history, deleting my homework folder, and smashing my pc

    • @Grievance87
      @Grievance87 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope your not living next to a freeway then

    • @samwindmill8264
      @samwindmill8264 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should throw your PC at the car and start screaming "I'M ALLERGIC!!!! I'M ALLERGIC!!!"

    • @display4759
      @display4759 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣

    • @TheSnoeedog
      @TheSnoeedog หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just fired a snot all over my shirt, thanks to your post. What's the opposite of "thank you?"

    • @i_love_musique333
      @i_love_musique333 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@TheSnoeedogLOL

  • @erikr6349
    @erikr6349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3675

    barely sociable always says good night because he knows we stay up to 1 am watching this fire

    • @scarletbard6511
      @scarletbard6511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's not even 9 PM here.

    • @pandapop1726
      @pandapop1726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      @@scarletbard6511 then you're not watching it at the right time lol

    • @Ascension001
      @Ascension001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Man i stayed until 5 am here.

    • @catsmeoow6697
      @catsmeoow6697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wonder if he waits until later in the evening to release in order to make the statement feasible??!

    • @Savariable
      @Savariable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@catsmeoow6697 time zones.

  • @mattador55
    @mattador55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1418

    I'm not sure what I find more unsettling. The Dark Web... or expired coupons. Gives me the fucking chills, man.

    • @Brendan-Black
      @Brendan-Black 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @lucyjamie8185
      @lucyjamie8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😅

    • @SunnyDayz16
      @SunnyDayz16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      NOOOOO NOT THE COUPONS AAAHHHHHH

    • @gavhowarth1350
      @gavhowarth1350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Its them fucking coupons dude,

    • @b34k8
      @b34k8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      WasTed.

  • @eXcitedlyApathetiK
    @eXcitedlyApathetiK 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    the craziest part of all this, is not market places or vendors, but that beard competitions are a thing

  • @MrJoosebawkz
    @MrJoosebawkz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I think Agora deserves its own video. The only market that wasn’t seized and didn’t exit scam. They just closed on their own one day and paid everybody back who had money on the site.

  • @critfiend4736
    @critfiend4736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2030

    These OP names are so good. I’m convinced that there’s a team on the fbi’s payroll who’s sole purpose is to come up with cool names for operations.

    • @kevindube7096
      @kevindube7096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      That would be the greatest job ever for all of the Pun Kings of the world

    • @edjones9038
      @edjones9038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Lol right you'd think whoever is coming up with them is getting a fat bonus or some shit. On the real, they're funny and clever

    • @unknownuser-fv2lq
      @unknownuser-fv2lq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Lmfao. TheFfriedChicken

    • @LTzEz03z
      @LTzEz03z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Probably Trump's Twitter team. 😅

    • @Skittenmeow
      @Skittenmeow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Operation DERP

  • @NoName-rl5xn
    @NoName-rl5xn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1469

    “In today’s video me and my friends try to speedrun taking over the dark web while hackers try to stop us. If they manage to stop us, i have to do a face reveal. If we manage to take it over, they have to do a face reveal. This is Minecraft Infiltration”

    • @rinisafool
      @rinisafool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      when the minecraft youtuber is sus 😳😳

    • @trybunt
      @trybunt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perfec

    • @CyhAnide
      @CyhAnide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It hurts me that I would actually want to watch that.

    • @noiwontsignyourarmpit5263
      @noiwontsignyourarmpit5263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@CyhAnide Watching hackers fight each other could be really interesting, or it could be boring as hell. I'm completely clueless when it comes to hacking so I don't know.

    • @dimitrihinds9583
      @dimitrihinds9583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@noiwontsignyourarmpit5263 honestly itll probably depend on what types of virsues or other types of malicious code is used some can be flashy like ransomwares and others look completely boring like most worms

  • @dominiquedoeslife
    @dominiquedoeslife ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Folks-encryption is SO important. Let’s keep it protected. It seems like every few years, another doozy of a bill crops up to try and take our rights away. But we won’t let that happen. Thank you to Barely Sociable for covering this.

    • @ProjectRedfoot
      @ProjectRedfoot ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's happening again!

    • @israelnunez9925
      @israelnunez9925 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yeah lets put a ton of people and vulnerable children on the internet at risk and seen all in the name of encryption

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      People are too lazy to ensure anything stays protected.

    • @toi_techno
      @toi_techno 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The only people who obsess about "privacy" in a democratic state are criminals and paedophiles

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@israelnunez9925 Yes, you should think about the fact that you are happily signing away the rights of your children.

  • @dannydevito5729
    @dannydevito5729 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    This channel should be called "Barely Enough Content to Binge"
    I know they take a while to make because they're so well made but this channel could never have enough videos

  • @MrCraft-xi8yw
    @MrCraft-xi8yw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +929

    Some time stamps:
    0:00 Sponsor
    1:09 Intro
    3:26 Background
    7:10 Dream Market
    11:30 The Dark Web Progression
    15:10 The 0-day exploit
    24:30 Alphabay
    28:26 How Alphabay got caught
    33:00 Operation Bayonet
    37:15 Data Collection
    46:53 o*y monster
    53:45 Dream Market Closing Message
    57:28 Outro

    • @saaros
      @saaros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      thanks big guy

    • @yekware
      @yekware 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      people like you are cool

    • @MrCraft-xi8yw
      @MrCraft-xi8yw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@yekware Thanks :)

    • @LongBongSilverOG
      @LongBongSilverOG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You, my friend, are a gentleman and a scholar. Cheers.💚👽🤘

    • @SmokeyMcPotProductions
      @SmokeyMcPotProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thanks dude. Barely Sociable, you should add this to the description box, that way the video will automatically make chapters.

  • @cyrilfiggis3590
    @cyrilfiggis3590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2809

    Could you imagine if the feds put the same amount of energy into combating the cp onions?

    • @zachferguson585
      @zachferguson585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Why don't they?

    • @thelocalfbi7140
      @thelocalfbi7140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      They recently took down a gigantic CP site.

    • @matthewjohnson5165
      @matthewjohnson5165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      @@thelocalfbi7140 that Does not equate to the immense effort they put into drug busts. Stop trying to compare apples and oranges you got damn invalid.

    • @karlhans6678
      @karlhans6678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      im pretty sure fbi/cia etc are very corrupt and dont want to step on their own foot.

    • @danielgarretthr
      @danielgarretthr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      @The Grey Our forefathers made the courts. One day, we will be forefathers. We will be the old men. We must influence our fellow folk to change these archaic, brutal systems by organizing. All that means is (1) packaging the criticism we all throw at the courts, (2) waiting for the right time to unpackage that criticism, (3) get together, and release it. See what BLM did? I do not fuck with BLM, for the record, but that showed young people CAN and WILL organize. This generation is the most revolutionary it's been in a minute. Now is the time my guy.

  • @BostonStew
    @BostonStew 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    The unsettling/scary ambient beat drop after the big reveal of what Dream marketplace REALLY is/who Dream is REALLY run by… that was just immaculate directing & editing. Bravo to you and your team, Barely Sociable. Great video all the way thru.

  • @Deborah28277
    @Deborah28277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Wow!! My son turned me on to your channel and I am continually amazed at your content … the things I learn. Thank you. As an aside, as a research scientist evaluating domain-specific CS PhD research education programs, this information was relevant. Sadly, it is not uncommon for academic findings and government reports to misalign (and many other reports for that matter) . THAT is the single reason I got into this field. It also disturbs me that even though our taxes pay for government funded high level CS research (CMU, Berkeley, Cornell, etc), there are unfair institutional/government practices that prevent free access to publicly-funded research. ….. me on my soap box.

    • @yeahgirl11
      @yeahgirl11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It should be illegal, and it probably is because that sounds like constitutional infringement; it's basically taxation without representation. If the government has "institutional" ways to block things like this, that means they're obviously doing things they shouldn't be doing. It's stealing from taxpayers.

    • @evaburnz
      @evaburnz ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The human condition supersedes all collectives.

    • @fourierbird
      @fourierbird ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, please do expound

    • @Syd448
      @Syd448 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @extreme thinking 🧠 grow up

    • @SoulUnion
      @SoulUnion 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's interesting. I didn't know the government held back general public funded knowledge.

  • @erebys21
    @erebys21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3759

    Imagine catching a literal kingpin because he was dumb enough to use his personal email to talk to new users

    • @stinkmonger
      @stinkmonger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +431

      about what i'd expect from a self-proclaimed "alpha"

    • @3company394
      @3company394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +233

      Definitely alpha move.

    • @OffTheWagons
      @OffTheWagons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      RIGHT!!!!! This makes me almost believe he was paid to be the face by larger cartels here or cartel groups in other countries. How do you mess that up so easily with all that success- it makes no sense. Then he is found dead in a bathroom which could have been by his own hand but 2hrs before extradition to the US where he would have been afraid and heavily interrogated.
      Fishy

    • @stinkmonger
      @stinkmonger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@OffTheWagons someone who unironically calls themselves an alpha for years and years is probably just actually that stupid, and the feds were ready to bust him for a long time but let AlphaBay get more popular so they could make a bigger bust

    • @OffTheWagons
      @OffTheWagons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@stinkmonger Possibly

  • @InSight0r
    @InSight0r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1317

    The polite gentlemen ending his career as a shadow operator of one of the most crowded dark places on the deep web in a retirement open letter at the end... priceless. Not sus at all. Because that's what the digital mob do, you know... being bright and polite

    • @fallingpetunias9046
      @fallingpetunias9046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      ngl, I'd just be stupid bright and polite if I ran anything on the dark web. The juxtaposition amuses me. "Welcome to Granny Oakley's Drugs&Guns. Have a strawberry bon bon."

    • @mikesully110
      @mikesully110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I would say the retirement letter was legit. Dream market did close down and it did let everyone withdraw their coin. Plus there was heavy DDOS due to a flaw in TOR, making it very difficult to access the site. This DDOS flaw exists to this day in TOR. most market admins will just exit scam - taking everyones funds and running before they get caught out. Dream market was the only big market in history to honorably close. They gave everyone 31 days to withdraw all their coin, halting all deposits - and then closed down. So nobody lost any coin.
      Other markets either exit scam or get shut down by the authorities.
      That said Dream market itself wasn't great as they gave FE (non escrow) far too easily. That meant there were a lot of scam vendors on it. Empire Market was much better in that regard, only the biggest vendors got finalize early - the small vendors had to use the escrow system, which meant there were hardly any scam vendors on it.
      I've mostly moved to direct deal with trusted vendors these days.

    • @mikesully110
      @mikesully110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@JS-oh2dp You should be encrypting your addy with your vendors key anyway. (NOT using the markets built in tool). Even if a market is compromised, they can't get your addy unless they take the vendors key which the market has no access to. They would have to bust your actual vendor and then hope he gives you the password.

    • @InSight0r
      @InSight0r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JS-oh2dp 😁

    • @PartnershipsForYou
      @PartnershipsForYou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mikesully110 say more. I’m taking notes

  • @AncientIrishCelt
    @AncientIrishCelt 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    My school mate growing up was an administrator of Silk Road 2. Got extradited from Ireland to the US. Did several years and released recently.

  • @BucketHeadianHagg
    @BucketHeadianHagg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I have insomnia, but when i listen to your uploads at night, it eventually puts me to sleep. Your voice and cadence is so soothing and relaxing, and i love your content. Happy New Year!

    • @rocketsmall4547
      @rocketsmall4547 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      theres a guy that talks stocks almost nightly videos. usually 1hr long. trust me is not boring at all and im not into stocks. give it a go
      maverick of wall street

    • @jeffvoght1632
      @jeffvoght1632 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That dude has an incredible speaking voice. I 100% agree.

    • @BucketHeadianHagg
      @BucketHeadianHagg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jeffvoght1632 hey, lookit us a whole year later still sleeping with the most soothing voice on TH-cam! Happy Holidays, my friend. Hope you sleep well tonight. Sending Zzzzz’s your way from Las Vegas 😴 💤

  • @zucced2087
    @zucced2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    "Yeah bro I'm totally not a cop, just ignore the FUD." Sounds legit.

    • @Strype13
      @Strype13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What the hell is fud, anyway?

    • @zucced2087
      @zucced2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@Strype13 it stands for fear, uncertainty, doubt.

    • @asceticscorpio972
      @asceticscorpio972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Dude his whole choice of diction and just everything about the way it was written literally screams undercover cop attempting to seem chill and legit

    • @anomitas
      @anomitas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It glows

    • @vladimirvojtaml
      @vladimirvojtaml 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@asceticscorpio972 hello there fellow Darknet druglords!

  • @sadplatinum6786
    @sadplatinum6786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    I love how the final messages from Waterchain give off MAJOR “hellos fellow criminals” vibes while also being in very broken English with the most inconsistent story ever told. Definitely legit guys

    • @Sousabird
      @Sousabird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      I mean, they just closed the site with no fed seizure or exit scam. That alone should have been a massive red flag.

    • @envadeh
      @envadeh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That was so fucking cute

    • @Albanez39
      @Albanez39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      It seems weird to me how clueless these guys could be. They are imitating the broken English of AliExpress and eBay sellers to impersonate darknet market operators.

    • @theowainwright7406
      @theowainwright7406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it’s v possible waterchain is foreign

    • @ViolentMLG
      @ViolentMLG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Although its funny how barely does ALL of this research and is the dark web expert just to pronounce DDOS the way he does lmao
      Never heard one person pronounce it D-DOSE, its D-D-O-S or D-Das/D-Dos.
      (Only mentioning it because the way he pronounces it at waterchains part).

  • @FlamingLily
    @FlamingLily 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    DeepDotWeb getting stung for kickbacks from the dark web markets feels like the final plot twist in some crime drama where the loveable but presumed innocent sidekick gets busted as well

  • @user-vq9rk6eb4d
    @user-vq9rk6eb4d ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Its so interesting coming back to this now that both AlphaBay and deSnake are active once again. Crazy how law enforcement said they want to use their tactics again and again, yet deSnake so easily was able to get AlphaBay up and running again. What a wild story.

  • @muscleman369
    @muscleman369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1353

    Cat and mouse game never ends without extinction.

    • @BuddyLee23
      @BuddyLee23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Some former darknet folks watching this video are real glad they dropped out of the cat and mouse game when they did.

    • @brian190i
      @brian190i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Poison is always a good way to start one. Distrust is a good one, one of the best even.

    • @letsnotdothat975
      @letsnotdothat975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@anonymous-0 lmao eDgY

    • @_Not_Retarded
      @_Not_Retarded 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@anonymous-0 anonymous isn't supposed to be nwo i think

    • @kilgoreplumbus1360
      @kilgoreplumbus1360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BuddyLee23 Yeah, some people made out with a lot of money before the shit hit the fan. Good for them unless they were scamming.

  • @adityachk2002
    @adityachk2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1224

    He was caught while going to a BEARD competition 😂😂 the world never fails to surprise me

    • @rosa1848
      @rosa1848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      drug dealers are humans too

    • @nahometesfay1112
      @nahometesfay1112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      And here I was thinking he said beer. Like he was going to buy and taste craft beer XD
      Honestly, beard makes more sense his beard is genuinely impressive XD

    • @adityachk2002
      @adityachk2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nahometesfay1112 😂😂

    • @lowoctane
      @lowoctane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omg it _was_ a *beard* competition 🙉 8:23

    • @zackcolbourne6921
      @zackcolbourne6921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is it really surprising, though?

  • @CocaBrunel
    @CocaBrunel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Superb, really well done. I like the references to research papers you made, it demonstrates an attention to detail that encouraged me to watch it all the way through. Thankyou.

  • @paulc2138
    @paulc2138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for a part 2 follow up video, love part 1…better than most documentaries I’ve seen

  • @StrawanaCGC
    @StrawanaCGC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1688

    This guys videos are better than half the shit on Netflix

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      His voice alone is better than half the shit on Netflix.

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I'd listen to this guy on cassette tape. No lie.
      Hell, maybe one day we might have to.

    • @drewbocop
      @drewbocop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      all

    • @petrusk842
      @petrusk842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      90%. Anything is better than 50% of Netflix

    • @NaRhala
      @NaRhala 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      don't compare this dude with netflix

  • @nostopit179
    @nostopit179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1192

    BS one year ago: hey guys look at this cool internet mystery
    BS now: FUCKIN FEDS RAN AND CLOSED THE BIGGEST ONLINE MARKET ON THE DARK WEB

    • @wasureru06
      @wasureru06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      xD

    • @marcellouisfrocz5303
      @marcellouisfrocz5303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      PPL don't PAY attention. Can you run a drug circulation without DEA to back you up
      ......? 9os is over

    • @leonchal
      @leonchal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The secret to how this video got 40k likes and less than 500 dislikes. Anticipation. WHM video next? (I’m about to watch it, but that’s impressive.)

    • @douglasm.2501
      @douglasm.2501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@leonchal I agree..The Whitehouse is otw out. I feel kinda bad for any1 that have only got a taste of the Markets after Empire... Garbage

    • @bass9351
      @bass9351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcellouisfrocz5303 or cia

  • @kylesebring
    @kylesebring 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'm wondering if perhaps Speedstepper was always a group of people, which would make sense from an anonymity standpoint if the main controlling figure was actually a lot of different people with access to the same account. Furthermore, that could be why oxymonster was labeled as "the main person" in some articles if the government had already known that they were a team that perhaps was led by oxy, although it could also just be newspapers trying to make it a bigger story than it was.

  • @andrewactingwayne
    @andrewactingwayne ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Hey dude, wanna sat that, That was a Great video/explanations & breakdowns.
    1st time I've Ever been exposed to your channel/content & I was impressed.
    Good job & Thank you!

  • @DopeSpace9
    @DopeSpace9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    "on his way to a beard competition" LOLWTF

    • @Emil215p
      @Emil215p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lmao yes

    • @KamcorderRecords
      @KamcorderRecords 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought you were making that up and then I read the headline

    • @skitskit333
      @skitskit333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      your pfp is actually something that ive got on my etsy wishlist. its called "johnny cash high in a bush eating cake magnet"

    • @just_gill6113
      @just_gill6113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Got a hella nice beard though

    • @radio-friendlyunitshifter4670
      @radio-friendlyunitshifter4670 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Read this as soon as that article popped up on the video lol

  • @upolpi3171
    @upolpi3171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    7:12 It's so fun as a programmer to understand how random are background snippets of code. This one, for example, looks like it's from a camera controller in a Unity game.

    • @chandlerdoeswhatifs9399
      @chandlerdoeswhatifs9399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Oh! Thanks for sharing!

    • @SreyRc
      @SreyRc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yea. you're right lmao.

    • @signbear999
      @signbear999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ah yes totally the code for a "ultra geo-locator"

    • @jintarokensei3308
      @jintarokensei3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's more fun when watching "hackers" in movies do the hacking.

    • @upolpi3171
      @upolpi3171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@jintarokensei3308 Don't forget meaningless 3d visualizations!

  • @RARA64HUNNID
    @RARA64HUNNID 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    conclusion: uncle S. will spend a $B and facilitate felonious acts to ensure you don’t try to hide $10,000

    • @lethargy764
      @lethargy764 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The illusion of ultimate power needs to be maintained

    • @xlgapelsin6173
      @xlgapelsin6173 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well if they catch 10k people trying to hide 10k every year it will quickly pay for itself

  • @MichaelMiller-tm2os
    @MichaelMiller-tm2os 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When I was using, Dream was my go to. It was a super easy site to use, the admins were very helpful, and the competition kept prices low. They really didn't tolerate bad vendors or scams. I am interested in finishing this video and seeing what happened.

    • @noone-hd1ck
      @noone-hd1ck 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Bro bought drugs from the feds💀

    • @Pyxlean
      @Pyxlean 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@noone-hd1ck Government owned drug marketplaces are very well managed

  • @cambrown5777
    @cambrown5777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    The guy who made the famous "THIS SITE HAS BEEN SEIZED" graphic went to my (former) college and came back and gave a talk about them taking down DPR and Silk Road. He worked for the U.S. Attorney's Office and told just the coolest story about cyber sec and being on the front lines, but how after all of it he thought it was funny that a graphic he threw together in photoshop in a night seemed to be the visual most remembered.
    Edit: just found the convocation archive of his talk. His name is Tom Brown and he works for BRG now as head of Cyber Security/Investigations. Such a cool job

    • @lucaskoring4500
      @lucaskoring4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nice

    • @Y0PPS
      @Y0PPS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very interesting and nice little detail c

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Interesting, but I do not trust him

    • @PurpleOrangeBeach
      @PurpleOrangeBeach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you have a link to the talk?

    • @cambrown5777
      @cambrown5777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PurpleOrangeBeach I couldn't find it, I just found the link to the calendar event with the description. If you want to look for it though, it was at Carleton College, Convocation on April 12, 2019. I'm not sure it was recorded sadly, but feel free to look and let me know if you have any luck!
      Here's the link to the event:
      apps.carleton.edu/events/convocations/calendar/archives/?search=tom+brown&event_id=1734462&date=2019-04-12

  • @randomvacancy
    @randomvacancy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    The way you slam dunked on Pimp_Alex_91's entire personality 👌😭

    • @gottaproxy8826
      @gottaproxy8826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tynj4173 international criminal, millionaire... beta male? just sounds like another lost soul

  • @montaguebarnabasltd
    @montaguebarnabasltd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The pure excitement and awe your videos give me is unmatched. Well done. Brilliant video.

  • @bredadonlonalder4643
    @bredadonlonalder4643 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the only channels i find myself choosing to watch the 2 min (ish) adverts :) when they're there, the videos are so well put together.

  • @dvdv8197
    @dvdv8197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    53:55: that message: very strong "How do you do, fellow dark market kids?" 😅🤣

    • @fastfishtoo4991
      @fastfishtoo4991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      omfg isn't it? "Hey everyone, i am an official dream market moderator" and "just ignore the FUD that is being spread around" OH YES also this "i am a person who just wants the best for everyone."
      Also I love how he read it out, his tone was perfect. Like a robot voice hahahaha

    • @lovelessluciel6567
      @lovelessluciel6567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kinda gave me Charles Manson "how you be" vibe

  • @hi.moriarty
    @hi.moriarty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great research, and very cohesive in matching up the loose ends. Well done!

  • @RoKishDubbz
    @RoKishDubbz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Completely unrelated to the video: as a C:DDA player, I instantly recognized CO.AG's songs. Nice picks, Barely!

  • @emad1355
    @emad1355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    2:27 damn those were some pretty sick bars

  • @toddhoward6131
    @toddhoward6131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    Amazing video,
    but can I just say that Way Back Machine is the MVP of all internet mystery/history videos

    • @huejazz6939
      @huejazz6939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      16x the likes

    • @jboxer1957
      @jboxer1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The Wayback machine just works!

    • @ncrranger6327
      @ncrranger6327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Todd trying to redeem himself after Wayback machine revealed his whiskey scam with F76

    • @TheSeamonkeyBrigade
      @TheSeamonkeyBrigade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I see you in the comments in the weirdest places on this site lol

    • @TheRighteousDawn
      @TheRighteousDawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Don''t forget that WBM would not be possible without the continued work of the Internet Archive, kudos!

  • @Name-ot3xw
    @Name-ot3xw ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Laughing at whoever it was that went through all the trouble to become a dark web vendor only to go on and re-use their user/pass combo on multiple markets.

  • @Astroqualia
    @Astroqualia ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was a seriously in depth, informative video. Very good ominous music in the end, too.

  • @corinacretu5710
    @corinacretu5710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    Imagine how the world would be like if the authorities had the same vigour and efficiency when it comes to cp on the dark web... hopefully they'll figure out a way to tackle that too

    • @chandlerdoeswhatifs9399
      @chandlerdoeswhatifs9399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      You see the problem is, CP doesn't lead to them losing money while these markets do
      Its clear to see where their priorities are, and its disgusting! I agree with you and wish they gave cp the same treatment as silk road

    • @DrugsAndInternet
      @DrugsAndInternet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I take it you missed the news recently. They just took down a huge cp site

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      instead they waste their time infringing human rights with tyrannical anti drug laws. The bastards obviously only care about the fact that the money made off drugs is untaxed so they can't steal it. All drugs should be legalised, the IRS should be outed for the public enemy that it always was

    • @CerealKiller420
      @CerealKiller420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Hahahah yeah it's not like the government officials are totally in the human trafficking problem itself hahaha why would world government leaders do that hahaha it's not like it'd be a multi billion dollar enterprise and totally out of the realm of reality hahaha it's not like government officials have throughout history been involved in child trafficking hahahha that would be nuts!!!!!

    • @DrugsAndInternet
      @DrugsAndInternet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@CerealKiller420 Hi this is walgreens pharmacy, ur prescription risperidone is ready, sorry for the delay

  • @annic319
    @annic319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    It seems so simple but my mind was blown when I heard "what better way to collect data on dark web users than to start your own market?"

    • @anomitas
      @anomitas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This is why you encrypt your own shit

    • @jakelawliet3584
      @jakelawliet3584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anomitas how?

    • @djackson9247
      @djackson9247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@jakelawliet3584 PGP.

    • @jakelawliet3584
      @jakelawliet3584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@djackson9247 thanks

    • @e.m.3074
      @e.m.3074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      looks like you didnt do the covenant questline in f4--todd howard was definetly involved. thats why elders scrolls VI is taking so long o_O

  • @jdnk
    @jdnk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You probably already mentioned it, but Andy Greenberg's Tracers In The Dark is a great read if you want to go further into this.

  • @joshs377
    @joshs377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent Job! The most interesting, informational, & investigational video ive ever seen!

  • @KeithAdam
    @KeithAdam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2110

    You never disappoint on any of your channels. Some of the best work on TH-cam right here from extensive research, creative editing, and clear narration. Keep up the incredible work man. In love with your videos

    • @BlahBlahTALMUD
      @BlahBlahTALMUD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      If you love the videos so much, why don't you marry them?

    • @Ssshmoo
      @Ssshmoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@BlahBlahTALMUD OOOOOOOOH

    • @ryanschumacher3448
      @ryanschumacher3448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@BlahBlahTALMUD damn, got em so bad he didn't have a comeback.

    • @BlahBlahTALMUD
      @BlahBlahTALMUD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ryanschumacher3448 Bro my lips spreadin dis like im the sanhedrin nailing chris to the crucafix! and by chris i mean keith.
      and your momma.

    • @KraZSK
      @KraZSK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not to mention the incredible graphics and transitions

  • @MaximQuantum
    @MaximQuantum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2782

    Theory: Dream closed the market to invest more time into TH-cam.

    • @johnwicked1132
      @johnwicked1132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Is this true???!

    • @MaximQuantum
      @MaximQuantum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@johnwicked1132 Only in our imagination.

    • @RishiJalukar
      @RishiJalukar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      @@johnwicked1132 yes this is 100% fucking true

    • @johnwicked1132
      @johnwicked1132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@RishiJalukar I thanks, i have always wondered why he's called "dream" but it makes sense!!

    • @lean.2366
      @lean.2366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Dream started using NordVPN and the FBI lost track.

  • @ZombieTeube
    @ZombieTeube ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Holy sh!t your videos are so great ! The editing, pacing and omg the writing..
    After following the whole story and context you drop that insane line at 46:34 !!
    Incredible video as always, thank you for all your work ❤️

  • @jamie5092
    @jamie5092 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i've been binging your vids but this is one is really need a sequel to!!

  • @striketwice_vlogs8234
    @striketwice_vlogs8234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Oh God it's an hour long... lemme grab the popcorn and get next to the big screen

    • @foretnmioetballls
      @foretnmioetballls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      WYM OH GOD. LIKE OH GOD SHITS GONNA BE GOOD

    • @sattmowards
      @sattmowards 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      popcorn is unhealthy and can lead to medical issues

    • @smugmode
      @smugmode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Honey rapes your privacy; don't use that fucking app

    • @swanky5626
      @swanky5626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@smugmode About 5 minutes of research will tell you Honey makes their money from online retailers, and not by selling your information but okay lmao

    • @ogmudbone2334
      @ogmudbone2334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@smugmode your phone and computer rape your privacy bud

  • @x-hunter1710
    @x-hunter1710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    how to watch an hour long video and only understand 10% of what is said, and still feel entertained.

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Preach, brother!

  • @williamnogle6992
    @williamnogle6992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent video man!
    Do more deep web info style docs like this!
    Very well done!

  • @sarahchan-reeves8829
    @sarahchan-reeves8829 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another absolutely awesome @Barely Sociable Production - as ALWAYS!!👌🏻🤩💕💕

  • @PalCan
    @PalCan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +877

    A whole hour of jam-packed well-researched info which actually takes 3 hours to watch due to having to pause every 15sec to process what just happened. Dude keep it coming. It's appreciated

    • @antkoz6370
      @antkoz6370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Adjust your speed down a notch. Helped me take it all in better.

    • @Kiefsti
      @Kiefsti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@antkoz6370 You're brilliant!

    • @Pianodaddyy
      @Pianodaddyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@antkoz6370 bet

    • @DennisMHenderson
      @DennisMHenderson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kiefsti 🐒

    • @Kiefsti
      @Kiefsti 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DennisMHenderson uh...🦥¿ pretty sure I'm not playing right...

  • @RuffledRowlit
    @RuffledRowlit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2196

    Ahh yes a 58 minute long video by Barely Sociable. Best way to kick of May and also great way to spend my Saturday night :D

    • @aswinkrishna5042
      @aswinkrishna5042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Barely*

    • @Peannlui
      @Peannlui 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Barley Sociable is the other channel where he talks about glucose and other bready topics.

    • @samfraser9010
      @samfraser9010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Barely*, off*.

    • @danthaman7777
      @danthaman7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      People who correct your typos are fucks I know what you meant.

    • @Meow_Zedong
      @Meow_Zedong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'd watch a video where he narrates about barley and other grains

  • @opticalip1
    @opticalip1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Its not a huge secret but the control a large amount of exit/tunnel nodes. i.e. its not hard to trace a connection if you connect thru multiple nodes they can monitor, they will be able to use timestamps to figure out the clearnet's src ip and if using their exit node can see what onion url your hitting. Its a little more indepth and they need you hitting a few nodes at the same time but can be done. Pretty sure there was even a whitepaper on it.

  • @ekurisona663
    @ekurisona663 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    bro this is some serious quality great job just found your channel

  • @TMKnight
    @TMKnight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1114

    moral of the story: get your crack from the homeless dude at the street corner, not the internet

    • @srnabooz
      @srnabooz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      support your local vendors, ppl :)

    • @anthonyshanaman5637
      @anthonyshanaman5637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      The homeless guy on the street corner is pushing a shopping cart with shitty drawers on where the fuck are you from that they sell crack?

    • @babayega_
      @babayega_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      @@anthonyshanaman5637 that's their cover. That way cops won't realize they're the real dealers. I said too much already. This message will self destruct.

    • @jobeisrael5306
      @jobeisrael5306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This isn’t funny but I got the hugest giggle out of this.

    • @Hugo_Prolovski
      @Hugo_Prolovski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ostrider3500 yeah it's a pain in the ass these days

  • @Niac022
    @Niac022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +607

    The Alphabay guy sounds as smart and smooth as any one else who beats their chest constantly about what an Alpha male they are...

    • @Posit_Zero_Blue
      @Posit_Zero_Blue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      In my old neighborhood, the biggest bad asses didn't have to go around telling everyone how bad ass they were.

    • @rgzzz3375
      @rgzzz3375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      true alpha males wouldn't brag or say they were alpha males, Clearly the guy was insecure

    • @alexanderdoran2862
      @alexanderdoran2862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@rgzzz3375 Excellent point!! Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta

    • @LateNightRewrites
      @LateNightRewrites 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LoL u BeTaCuCk!

    • @VargVikernes1488
      @VargVikernes1488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He may be an incel loser, but he's still correct about the western women.

  • @TheRealFeechLaManna
    @TheRealFeechLaManna 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude, that was a helluva video. A wealth of knowledge, very intereting and very well presented. I enjoyed it a lot and learned ditto. Thanks!

  • @nojuanatall3281
    @nojuanatall3281 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad to see your channel grow. Good work!

  • @lara3540
    @lara3540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Your editing style is just beyond amazing. This vid can‘t even be compared to all of those cliché, exploitative Netflix docs because it’s SO much better.

    • @luzibel289
      @luzibel289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya know what video editor does he use?

    • @isabellaangeline2175
      @isabellaangeline2175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol okay.

    • @SpragginsDesigns
      @SpragginsDesigns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@luzibel289 he edits these all on his own. Catch his live streams on Twitch, he's either investigating or massively editing these extremely amazing videos/mini docs. I edit my videos 100% on my own and what I've learned Premiere Pro I could edit this together. This is going to be over 10 lines in the timeline but I see all this transitions/overlays/custom animations and designs he most likely got help on those.

    • @ArtOfficialKreations
      @ArtOfficialKreations 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      U _do_ realize that by using the word *better,* you are inherently comparing them, right?

    • @rosa1848
      @rosa1848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SpragginsDesigns I think they mean software, in which case probably either premiere pro or davinci resolve

  • @VocaPigeon
    @VocaPigeon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    That totally not dutch government admins announcement is the most dutch thing I've ever heard in English

    • @thekneesbee
      @thekneesbee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Multorum Unum I think they are talking about 53:55

    • @thekneesbee
      @thekneesbee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Multorum Unum they might also be talking about 55:34

    • @bighex5340
      @bighex5340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He really said
      "I habe met in dis dark world, there iz many grate pepol aröund :DDD"

    • @IudiciumInfernalum
      @IudiciumInfernalum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bighex5340 If i am being charitable it's probably to throw off stylometric analysis.

    • @annagerlach1981
      @annagerlach1981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ikr 😭 it made absolutely no sense

  • @Counterhackingsafe
    @Counterhackingsafe ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great work, keep it up! This video provides a fascinating look into the dark web and the mysterious Dream marketplace. The research and breakdowns are impressive and make it easy to follow along. It's clear that a lot of time and effort went into creating this video, and it definitely shows. Keep up the great work, can't wait for more!

  • @danath5714
    @danath5714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing video, really enjoyed it thank you very much. 👍
    I had no idea so many Markets have been closed over the years, the only one i really heard about at all was the old Silk Road.

  • @TheDrLeviathan
    @TheDrLeviathan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Maybe the AlphaBay guy was turned in because a hacker was legitimately disgusted that the dude's name was in an email header.
    That seriously wouldn't surprise me.

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      He was also a hopeless creep. No one is surprised.

    • @jamminout7671
      @jamminout7671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@AshHeaven thank god they caught him before sigma male was a thing, would have made this video a lot worse

    • @orion10x10
      @orion10x10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@jamminout7671 inb4 "SigmaBay"

    • @DubhghlasMacDubhghlas
      @DubhghlasMacDubhghlas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamminout7671 Sigma Ligma what is the difference.

    • @hairystyles4212
      @hairystyles4212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@orion10x10 gold 🥇

  • @jorymo4964
    @jorymo4964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    "How do you do, fellow darknet market users?”

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      “Keep your nose clean, kid.”

    • @unknownuser-fv2lq
      @unknownuser-fv2lq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @wakenbaker-uk ok buy why

    • @RanaRandom
      @RanaRandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we're doing good sir

    • @gottaproxy8826
      @gottaproxy8826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@unknownuser-fv2lq you literal identity is bound to your phone, and it also tracks your location, regardless if you have the GPS turned on or not. It handshakes with wifi networks even with your wifi turned off.. there is a global wifi map of all networks. It is so easy to find people, you have no idea.

    • @prawngravy18
      @prawngravy18 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gottaproxy8826 HAHAHAHAHAHA LMAO

  • @richyseb
    @richyseb ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been watching this for a year now, every night before I go to bed and I'm yet to finish it tho 😅 the voice is too calming that it forces me to fall asleep wayyyy before I finish... Maybe tonight I'll get to the end! 🙌 Love your work anyway in all seriousness but!

  • @FightNightFellow
    @FightNightFellow 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So long between video uploads. SO worth the wait!

  • @Ikcatcher
    @Ikcatcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    Can’t wait for the Dream Hire a Hitman from the Darknet to Kill My Minecraft Rival Speedrun

    • @awlomthesheepermen
      @awlomthesheepermen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Still higher probability then dream getting those ender perals

    • @lgay1927
      @lgay1927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@awlomthesheepermen damn

    • @awlomthesheepermen
      @awlomthesheepermen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lgay1927 what the joke was right there so I went for it

    • @blindedjourneyman
      @blindedjourneyman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This joke is stale as moldy bread

    • @awlomthesheepermen
      @awlomthesheepermen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@blindedjourneyman just how I like it

  • @Munden
    @Munden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    If you don't exit scam, and you don't get caught, the alternative is just a voluntary shutdown because running a darknet market is an ongoing gamble - you can't run it forever. Exit scams make more sense when a site is ran by a single person, and you're only accountable to yourself.

    • @DemoRageTV
      @DemoRageTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What are you talking about ignorant fool?
      Exit scam only makes sense if you don't understand simple truths about reality.

    • @junyaiwase
      @junyaiwase 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DemoRageTV da fuck u on abt

    • @mikesully110
      @mikesully110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DemoRageTV With the ongoing TOR ddos, I think the admins of Empire just got sick of running the site. It required too much attention from the admins, I think they also realized they were the biggest market and so would have LE's utmost attention. But I think most exit scams are the result of things going on behind the scenes, didn't someone hack Darkmarket and redirect all deposits to their own wallet? And then the admins decided it was better to just cut their losses and exit scam.
      Same with Empire, the rumour was one of the admins decided to steal crypto and run, after getting sick of doing all the work. If you are getting comission of say $10,000 a month running the site, and you can steal $200,000 by performing an exit scam, it might just be worth your while.
      I think another market had a massive problem with the database or the wallet, they lost access to it. Knowing they had permanently lost everyones balance, all you can do is run.

  • @jackr2287
    @jackr2287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I see the fed strat. When you close a market, people panic and drop off. The black markets don't reassert immediately, because they don't know if they're also breached. But, if you build a long running honeypot, that keeps it's word, builds a fine reputation, and then announces it's close and honors the debts... that's unusual. But it's not going to result in panic. And cleverly, they directed the users to compromised sites. Whoever put this operation and plan together was good.

  • @LONEWOLFTRUCKA
    @LONEWOLFTRUCKA ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you for all your hard work man, since I found you earlier today I've been watching your videos non stop all day, much appreciated for everything you do here, you are awesome man.

  • @zaynab4032
    @zaynab4032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    You know someone did a good job when a subject that never interested you, is actually the reason you’re still awake listening to this. Magnificent.

  • @ixNORExi
    @ixNORExi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    I went to the same college with Blake. Given that it was a tiny (

    • @josephmatthews7698
      @josephmatthews7698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      My white nerdiness gave me the privilege of dealing successfully without a single arrest for about a decade until I retired lol.

    • @SkyyKeiron
      @SkyyKeiron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@josephmatthews7698 u sold on dark web? Dang

    • @emrefifty5281
      @emrefifty5281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@SkyyKeiron Sounds more like he sold on a random college ground. What advantage is someone’s white nerdyness on the darkweb 😂?

    • @colinfitz6392
      @colinfitz6392 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@josephmatthews7698 im sure you were moving real weight XD

    • @jayj6406
      @jayj6406 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@josephmatthews7698 where to find pure smack these days? No fenty

  • @MatthewGillespiedj
    @MatthewGillespiedj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love all the familiar "mood music" that comes with these types of videos

  • @ahjeezrick
    @ahjeezrick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know, I usually skip paid endorsements because I despise how advertisements have taken everything over. But your honey ad was enjoyable, you made it funny. I like your creativity.

  • @siriocaz5743
    @siriocaz5743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Now this is how you wrap up April, with a good video by the most likable Barely Sociable guy.

    • @AikiraBeats
      @AikiraBeats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Preach love the long content

  • @damocles7406
    @damocles7406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    To stop the markets... they became the markets and stole a ton of money. I feel like they kind of lost the plot here.

    • @kwazhims3lf
      @kwazhims3lf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      the government, doesnt like competition

    • @madkills10
      @madkills10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      stole? they gave the money back lol

    • @geasskira28
      @geasskira28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well I mean, it's kind of a crime to buy and sell drugs.

    • @flowgangsemaudamartoz7062
      @flowgangsemaudamartoz7062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@geasskira28 Come on Dude

    • @SickBuckNaStY
      @SickBuckNaStY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The best way to damage these hidden marketplaces is to attack the trust of the users. Just make a bunch of exit scams untill no one trusts these sites anymore.

  • @Trevorjl17
    @Trevorjl17 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gotta love binging with babish making such an awesome alternate channel

  • @tehBrunoFTW
    @tehBrunoFTW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i know from a friend that got arrested over ordering from the darknet and since that day only when i showed him this video it clicked in his brain. Maybe he is just down bad trying to find a reason for having problems with LE but it makes sense that they were behind it.

  • @greg5478
    @greg5478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    That's actually the first documentary on any deepweb-related thing that I watch and that is not full of shit -and actually good, interesting and well sourced.

  • @vanci3449
    @vanci3449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    02:26 damn the newswoman just started singing along the sick sound ¡

    • @Robocopnik
      @Robocopnik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Imagine if a news network had that as a gimmick, all the news, just like any other station, but all delivered as raps.

    • @superfluousnscrupulous9458
      @superfluousnscrupulous9458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      She can throw bars

    • @beckycartel
      @beckycartel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Robocopnik bruh

    • @greablood1072
      @greablood1072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Someone sample this now

  • @khmer06
    @khmer06 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the only TH-camrs who can make me want to watch a sponsorship. The second page of Google joke was golden😆

  • @agustveryown
    @agustveryown 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just started watching this channel and it’s really informative !!

  • @henrispriet9812
    @henrispriet9812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    54:48 "I want to remember everyone" proves undeniably that a Dutch person wrote this

    • @YojiroX
      @YojiroX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      35:40 "Active Vendors: Etos" I almost choked on my drink.

    • @tubbalcain
      @tubbalcain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@YojiroX he's 'kruitvat' buddy in crime 😁

    • @mzhp317
      @mzhp317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I noticed that straight away as well

    • @jimmyadaro
      @jimmyadaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How so?

  • @nullc0ntext
    @nullc0ntext 3 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    This is like the historical expose VICE wishes it could do but doesn't have the metal sheathed sack to be able to broadcast in any form; no matter how edited or redacted for television standards it would have to be watered down to be.
    If no one picks you up in legitimate broadcast journalism and allows you to keep the integrity you display here than we'll just have to support your gallant effort in other ways. Touche, top work. Mad respect.

    • @effenberg2532
      @effenberg2532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @Bruce Gender Trans Jenner dude trump lost just accept that and move on

    • @effenberg2532
      @effenberg2532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Bruce Gender Trans Jenner in Germany we say "Mach Mal Fenster auf Kipp" which I'm gonna let you find out yourself what that means and how to interpret it

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Bruce Gender Trans Jenner Why must you always make everything about trump? Nobody should care at this point.

    • @BoneSoldier666
      @BoneSoldier666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Bruce Gender Trans Jenner the irony is youre the one crying about him here? lmao

    • @chao5996
      @chao5996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Bruce Gender Trans Jenner This is just pathetic lmao.

  • @reddbeats9035
    @reddbeats9035 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember this. They had control of the site for awhile to gather intel of customers and vendors. Me and a friend where about to place a huge order but Bitcoin dropped. We got out of the game as soon as this happened. Too close for comfort

  • @SuperLuccian
    @SuperLuccian ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man, Barely I love your videos. So clean, so informative, so dense. Fantastic job as always!