Cybersecurity report
US sanctions Garantex exchange and Hydra dark web marketplace following seizure of Hydra by German authorities
Elliptic, April 5, 2022. Confirmation of 543.3 BTC seized across 88 transactions; successor market ecosystem.
- Source type
- Cybersecurity report
- Published
- April 5, 2022
- Research grade
- T2
- Used in entries
- 3
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Elliptic
- Published
- April 5, 2022
- Source type
- Cybersecurity report
- Research grade
- Source grade T2
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Not an official publication
- Address
- https://www.elliptic.co/insights/5-billion-darknet-market-hydra-seized-by-german-authorities/
- What it supports
- Confirmation of 543.3 BTC seized across 88 transactions; successor market ecosystem
- Dataset id
- src_elliptic_hydra_2022
How this source is used
Cited 3 times across 3 record types.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.
Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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Hydra Market server seizureSupporting source
Darknet market, April 2022
Infrastructure
1 citation
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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approximately 543 cryptocurrency walletsTechnical evidence
Cryptocurrency wallets seized, Hydra Market server seizure
Later activity
1 citation
Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.
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Mega, Blacksprut, Kraken, OMG!OMG!, SolarisTechnical evidence
Ecosystem successor, Hydra Market server seizure