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Total Value of Bitcoin Sent to Darknet Markets Increased by 70% in 2018: Report

Total Value of Bitcoin Sent to Darknet Markets Increased by 70% in 2018: Report
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During last year the value of Bitcoin (BTC) sent to darknet markets increased by 70 percent, according to a Chainalysis report published on Jan. 18.

The Chainalysis report points out that darknet activity is relatively not influenced by Bitcoin’s price action and does not necessarily drop when the price drops. According to the data contained in the report, in 2018 the relationship between the value of darknet market transactions and Bitcoin’s market performance was inverse.

Over the course of 2018, the total value sent to darknet markets saw a notable 70 percent increase, while total Bitcoin economic transaction value dropped throughout the year.

Value of BTC Sent to darknet markets and BTC Market Performance

Value of BTC Sent to darknet markets and BTC Market Performance. Source: Chainalysis

According to Chainalysis data, the total dollar value of darknet market transactions has been steadily rising since 2011. The value peaked in 2017 at $707 million and decreased approximately 14 percent to $603 million in 2018. According to the report, the decrease in value from 2017 to 2018 is attributable to the closure of popular darknet market Alphabay in mid-2017, which reportedly saw darknet market activity fall by 60 percent.

Value of BTC in USD & share of BTC economic value sent to darknet markets

Value of BTC in USD & share of BTC economic value sent to darknet markets. Source: Chainalysis

Furthermore, after Alphabay’s closure, various other markets reportedly have taken its place,  creating what the report dubs is “the whack-a-mole problem with darknet markets.” This lead to another phase of steady increase in the value of such transactions in 2018. The report also notes:

“There’s some evidence that darknet activity even increases after closures.”

Still, according to Chainalysis data,

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