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Updated July 28th, 2023

AlphaBay is a legendary dark web marketplace which was by the FBI’s own words the biggest darknet marketplace to have ever existed. The platform was shutdown in 2017 by authorities during Operation Bayonet but they were unable to capture many of the staff members including its co-founder and security administrator DeSnake.

On 7th August 2021 DeSnake re-opened AlphaBay for business after having his identity verified by PGP, forum admins, ex-AlphaBay staff members (those not caught) and multiple security researchers.

AlphaBay is a principle-driven, vision oriented and community centered marketplace and Forum for all black market items. It boasts of mature management, unparalleled security, 24/7 professional & well-trained Staff. It is the marketplace which introduced most features you see today on other places such as sticky listing, featured listings, autoshops, monero as a payment, PGP-signed addresses, shared account access for vendors and so on.

Alphabay Unique Features

Apart from the usual autoshop, autodispatch listings, sticky and featured listings, ScamWatch, innovative features which it introduces on launch.

  1. AlphaGuard which protects wallets of both buyers and vendors in case of police raids on all servers by giving them opportunity to finish escrows, disputes and withdraw funds.
  2. Automated Dispute Resolver (ADR) system is a dispute resolution system. It is used between buyer and seller as they send propositions in case of disputes. For example replacement/reship, percentage refund, extending escrow and more all without a human moderator.
  3. Advanced Trust/Distrust System for buyers and vendors as well as review system for both as well.
  4. Default privacy for buyers makes all profiles private by default. When you make a purchase, only your purchase history will be shared to the vendor.

These and many more pave the way for this world class marketplace to reach the top once again.

Alphabay Decentralization Goal

DeSnake has started building the next generation decentralized marketplace network. This new version will allow markets and vendor shops from all around the world to join and form the future. The network will make it impossible to LE takedowns and it will be the long awaited progress in the darknet market scene.

Alphabay is gone and its administrator Desnake is arrested by law enforcement.

  • Marketplace url: alphabay522szl32u4ci5e3iokdsyth56ei7rwngr2wm7i5jo54j2eid.onion
  • Alphabay Market I2P link: tnaefzkcnhryeusi7hdpqujqiqmnbtah3dmjcg3gvezohunjuxbq.b32.i2p
  • Alphabay Market Alternative links: N/A
  • Forum url: N/A

STATUS: Seized by Law Enforcement

Item typeDetailed Stats
NameAlphabay Market
EstablishedDec 2014
Main urlalphabay522szl32u4c***r2wm7i5jo54j2eid.onion
Support Multisig
Security Issues
Active WarningsNone
2 Factor Authentication
Finalize EarlyAllowed
Commission2 to 4%
Vendor Bond1 XMR
Forced Vendor PgpYes
Total Listings34k (As of July 2022)
Business volume (weekly)N/A
Current StatusActive

Must Read: How to access AlphaBay on I2P network (Video Tutorial)

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mosty
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hm i dont no what i do wrong… i make a new hidden service http then the adress in host target and then the port but its says invalid address pls help

DeSnake
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DeSnake
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RIP ALPHA BAY

John Doe
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DeSnake has been arrested. AlphaBay is now a honeypot. Confirmed.

EXPUNGED
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wait I meant to send this on ASAP Market

ja
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was so good nothing working now idk why it still says its up and fine

gtfh
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gtfh

how the fuck do i enter_ you screwed shit up

Anonymo
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EXIT-SCAM confirmend on reddit !!!

gotti
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gotti
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eh $800 lost, $40+ made. lasted while it did. all ofyour vendors are on telegram. Your welcome

stanax
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stanax
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i want to give some information for everyone

onion link dosen’t work
private link dosen’t work
I2P dosen’t work

we don’t have any information for why and the administrator dosen’t explain

Infinity666
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Infinity666

Admin on Reddit has confirmed Alphabay has exit scammed.

Daddy Yankee
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Daddy Yankee
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This has been down for a month now. Private keys, nothing works.

Exit scam?

ABDead
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ABDead
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Been down for over a month now on the onion, haven’t bothered with the i2p stuff because it seems that would be down as well – looking like an exit scam, glad I only keep my change in there like £10

TF
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The site has exited

Muffin
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Muffin

If you are looking for a good alternative take a look at Cypher Market. For darknet standards it is a rather fast responsing site. Only had good experience with it so far.

Bob
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Bob

Is Alphabay down on i2p or is it something my end as other i2p seem to Work fine.