Imagine a secret online store selling illegal stuff, like drugs. It's called Nemesis, and it used cryptocurrency – like digital money – to hide its transactions. The US government shut it down!
- Nemesis was a darknet marketplace (a secret online store).
- It used Bitcoin and Monero (types of cryptocurrency) to hide transactions.
- The US government seized $102,000 in crypto and blocked many crypto addresses.
- Nemesis sold about $30 million worth of illegal drugs.
| Fact | Number |
|---|---|
| Nemesis Users | 30,000+ |
| Nemesis Vendors | 1,000+ |
| Crypto Seized | $102,000 |
| Total Drug Sales | ~$30,000,000 |
