The darknet marketplace Abacus Market, which launched in September 2021, has come under scrutiny due to suspicions of an exit scam amounting to around $12 million. The platform, which specialized in trading illegal goods, unexpectedly ceased operations, causing alarm among users. According to community reports, the administrators may have disappeared, embezzling the funds accumulated in escrow accounts, primarily in Bitcoin. Such incidents are not uncommon in the darknet, where exit scams have become a regular practice following the closure of well-known platforms like Silk Road or Hydra.
Users report issues with withdrawals, raising suspicions. Unlike previous incidents, such as Empire Market ($30 million), the scale of Abacus appears smaller, but the loss is still significant. Experts suggest that this may be an attempt by the administrators to take advantage of the rising price of $BTC
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