Culture · February 1, 2011
Silk Road darknet market launches
Price at event
$0.71
Today
$73,617
Since then
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Ross Ulbricht ('Dread Pirate Roberts') launches Silk Road, the first major Tor-based darknet marketplace and Bitcoin's first true killer app — driving early demand and, later, the regulatory glare. Exact launch day is undocumented; sources confirm February 2011.
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