The Hub (forum)

The Hub was a discussion forum on Tor hidden services on the dark web focused on darknet market[2] reviews,[3] cryptocurrency and security.

The Hub
Type of site
Forum
Available inEnglish
URLthehub7xbw4dc5r2.onion Tor network(Accessing link help)[1]
RegistrationRequired

Second in popularity only to reddit's /r/DarkNetMarkets,[4] the site was launched in January 2014 as a more secure, verifiable and discreetly moderated alternative.[5] Vendors must be verified prior to getting a vendor status on the forum. The Hub has hosted Dr. Fernando Caudevilla, 'DoctorX' as an adviser for the site's drug users who has answered more than a thousand questions in the forums of the original Silk Road and Silk Road 2.0[6] and the site has an ongoing harm reduction and drug awareness program.[7]

In March 2015 the administrator halted all withdrawals from the platform and vanished with $50M.[8][2]

References
  1. "The HUB | Deep Dot Web". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  2. Fox-Brewster, Thomas (18 March 2015). "A $50m Drug And Gun Dark Web Market Just Disappeared And Millions In Bitcoin With It". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. Redaktion (7 June 2014). "Life after Silk Road: how the darknet drugs market is booming". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. Knibbs, Kate (30 March 2015). "Feds Want Reddit to Give Up Personal Info of Darknet Market Redditors". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. Deepdotweb (15 January 2014). "Cross-Marketplace Discussion & News: The Hub Forum Is Live!". Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  6. Locker, Theresa (29 January 2015). "The Dark Net's Drug Counselor". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. DeepDotWeb (26 January 2014). "Help Harm Reduction & Drug Awareness: The Hub's Outreach!". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  8. "The Biggest Online Drug Market Just Vanished, Taking $12 Million With It". Gizmodo. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2022-09-09.


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