Silk Road

Binance CEO: 4 Months in Prison, $4 Billion Fine, and What Comes Next

All-In Podcast

An online black market and the first modern darknet market, whose arrest of its founder, Ross Ulbricht, led to negative media perceptions of Bitcoin in 2013.

Monzo CEO On Death Threats, Depression & Digital Banking Wars: Tom BlomField

The Diary Of A CEO

A dark web marketplace mentioned in relation to an incident where a Monzo employee was arrested for past involvement in illicit activities.

Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates | Lex Fridman Podcast #173

Lex Fridman

A darknet marketplace for illicit goods that was an early, controversial use case for Bitcoin, leading to early criticisms of the cryptocurrency.

Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal | Lex Fridman Podcast #272

Lex Fridman

A darknet market founded by Ross Ulbricht that gained notoriety for drug trafficking and was a major early adopter of Bitcoin.

E124: AutoGPT's massive potential and risk, AI regulation, Bob Lee/SF update

All-In Podcast

An online black market that facilitated illegal transactions using Bitcoin, used as a historical example of illicit cryptocurrency use.

Katie Haun on the Dark Web, Gangs, Investigating Bitcoin, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A darknet market where contraband goods, including drugs and fake passports, were sold, investigated by Katie Haun's task force.

Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road | Lex Fridman Podcast #340

Lex Fridman

The first major darknet marketplace that allowed users to buy and sell illegal goods, primarily drugs, using Tor for anonymity and Bitcoin for transactions.

E33: Apple’s hypocrisy, America fails math, crypto’s regulatory correction, Clubhouse, UFOs & more

All-In Podcast

An online black market, whose use of Bitcoin created a fallacy that crypto's only legitimate use was illicit activities, a notion dispelled by its broader adoption.

Billion-Dollar Unpopular Startup Ideas

Y Combinator

Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones | Lex Fridman Podcast #425

Lex Fridman

Marc Goodman Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

An online black market and the largest drug website in the world, which operated on Tor hidden services and facilitated transactions worth $1.2 billion in 30 months.

The Random Show with Tim Ferriss & Kevin Rose | Episode 27 | Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss

Mentioned in the context of law enforcement capturing its founder, highlighting a dramatic instance of digital investigation and a raid at a public library.