Jack Recider

The site that Hugbunter created was called Dread. They didn't allow users to buy or sell anything, but just let's talk about darknet markets. And they advertised this new site on Reddit to let people know that, hey, there's a fallback place to go if Reddit goes down. And sure enough, that prediction came true.

The site that Hugbunter created was called Dread. They didn't allow users to buy or sell anything, but just let's talk about darknet markets. And they advertised this new site on Reddit to let people know that, hey, there's a fallback place to go if Reddit goes down. And sure enough, that prediction came true.

In 2018, Reddit posted some new rules to their site saying that they're not going to allow users to exchange certain items. And the items forbidden to be exchanged on Reddit were firearms, drugs, sex, stolen goods, personal information, fake IDs, and counterfeit money.

In 2018, Reddit posted some new rules to their site saying that they're not going to allow users to exchange certain items. And the items forbidden to be exchanged on Reddit were firearms, drugs, sex, stolen goods, personal information, fake IDs, and counterfeit money.

Apparently, Reddit had noticed a lot of people were buying and selling these things on their site and took a big move to ban communities who were involved in this. And this resulted in Reddit shutting down the whole r slash darknet markets forum. And this suddenly made the Dread forum explode with new users and went on to be one of the biggest forums on the darknet.

Apparently, Reddit had noticed a lot of people were buying and selling these things on their site and took a big move to ban communities who were involved in this. And this resulted in Reddit shutting down the whole r slash darknet markets forum. And this suddenly made the Dread forum explode with new users and went on to be one of the biggest forums on the darknet.

And Sam had a front row seat to it all as the first admin to Dread.

And Sam had a front row seat to it all as the first admin to Dread.

The police were apparently unprepared to make any sort of arrests at that point. So they left, created an indictment, and then they set a date for his arraignment.

The police were apparently unprepared to make any sort of arrests at that point. So they left, created an indictment, and then they set a date for his arraignment.

Like, you know, they obviously didn't like that. So Sam and his cousin were able to go back home while the case was being built. And they set a date for when he was supposed to show up in court. At this point, Sam had moved out and was living in a small apartment. Now, at some point during his time as a darknet market vendor, his cousin introduced him to a lady.

Like, you know, they obviously didn't like that. So Sam and his cousin were able to go back home while the case was being built. And they set a date for when he was supposed to show up in court. At this point, Sam had moved out and was living in a small apartment. Now, at some point during his time as a darknet market vendor, his cousin introduced him to a lady.

Sam and her chatted a lot, online and over the phone, but never in person or even using video calls. They became really close and good friends, flirtatious at times even.

Sam and her chatted a lot, online and over the phone, but never in person or even using video calls. They became really close and good friends, flirtatious at times even.

They moved in together and waited for his court date. Now, of course, Sam is super curious how they caught him. He took so many precautions. Where did he go wrong? So he looked through his discovery, which is the evidence that the feds had on him. And there were three words that he saw on there. Operation Dark Gold.

They moved in together and waited for his court date. Now, of course, Sam is super curious how they caught him. He took so many precautions. Where did he go wrong? So he looked through his discovery, which is the evidence that the feds had on him. And there were three words that he saw on there. Operation Dark Gold.

Nice, a new way to turn your Bitcoin into cash. Just give it to someone and they'll send you the cash in the mail. This bypasses the crypto exchanges who like to collect a lot of your personal information. This went on well for Sam and Gold for a while, but then something happened where Gold got arrested. And the feds asked him the same thing they asked Sam.

Nice, a new way to turn your Bitcoin into cash. Just give it to someone and they'll send you the cash in the mail. This bypasses the crypto exchanges who like to collect a lot of your personal information. This went on well for Sam and Gold for a while, but then something happened where Gold got arrested. And the feds asked him the same thing they asked Sam.

Hey, you know a lot about this community. Would you like to work for us or go to jail? Gold agreed to work with the feds, which became Operation Dark Gold. So that's when Sam sent him some Bitcoin and he sent Sam some cash. But this didn't make any sense to Sam. No, this wasn't right. What law did he break here? It's legal to send your buddy Bitcoin and they give you cash for it.

Hey, you know a lot about this community. Would you like to work for us or go to jail? Gold agreed to work with the feds, which became Operation Dark Gold. So that's when Sam sent him some Bitcoin and he sent Sam some cash. But this didn't make any sense to Sam. No, this wasn't right. What law did he break here? It's legal to send your buddy Bitcoin and they give you cash for it.