Major darknet market closing as founder walks away a Bitcoin billionaire
Elliptic estimated that the admins of [Joker's Stash] earned at least 60,000 bitcoins, assuming a 20% commision on sales. At today’s value, that would be nearly $2.8 billion."
"#JokersStash launched in 2014. Since then, it has become the biggest market for 'carders' wishing to purchase stolen #creditcard #credentials on the #deep web."
According to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the founder of Joker’s Stash earned at least 60,000 Bitcoin worth $2.8 billion helping hackers sell stolen credit card data Elliptic said a downturn in sales volume may be the reason why the Joker’s Stash announced that it would cease its activity. That, or the founder simply made so much money that it’s no longer worth the risk.