A rundown of rapid exit scams and market failures on several darknet services: DarkMatter admitted an exit scam but refused to hand over vendor statistics, user ledgers, or funds that would allow restitution; the admin known as BlackMask offered inadequate explanations and no accountability. Prime Market disappeared suddenly with its operator Ace apparently spooked or possibly at risk of arrest; evidence suggests a staff member, not Ace, posted an extortion message on a clearnet domain. Vendors who lost private shops on Prime scrambled to migrate and some turned to Torqon/OM for hosting.
Torqon/OM, a previously compromised provider, has itself exit scammed with what is reported as a substantial amount of cryptocurrency. Known shops to avoid include simplesupplements and NordicMedTech, and vendor handles linked to Torqon/OM include /u/addyrus, /u/lsdexpress, /u/lapplisas, /u/evalena and /u/traplordatlantic (note: traplordatlantic has opened a new shop but the prior Torqon-hosted shop should be avoided). The account warns of contagion effects - vendors may also vanish after suffering losses - and urges caution about who holds funds, close monitoring of market disruptions, and skepticism toward vendor/shop migrations in the wake of these events.
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