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Cryptomarkets : a research companion / James Martin, Jack Cunliffe, and Rasmus Munksgaard.

By: Martin, James [author.]Contributor(s): Cunliffe, Jack [author.] | Munksgaard, Rasmus [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Emerald studies in digital crime, technology and social harmsPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, Description: 1 online resource (xv, 167 pages) ; cmISBN: 9781838670306 (e-book)Subject(s): Decentralization in management | Dark Web | Social Science -- Criminology | Crime & criminologyAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 658.402 LOC classification: HD50 | .M37 2019Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Since the launch of the infamous Silk Road, the use of cryptomarkets - illicit markets for drugs on the dark web - has expanded rapidly around the world. Cryptomarkets: A Research Companion is an accessible, detailed guidebook which offers all the tools necessary to begin researching cryptomarket phenomena and the dark web trade in illicit drugs.Offering an in-depth historical account of the development of cryptomarkets up until the present day, the book goes on to examine key trends and findings regarding the contemporary operations of cryptomarkets. The principal methodologies used to conduct cryptomarket research, as well as questions regarding research ethics, are further explored. Finally, the authors outline underdeveloped areas of the field and pose key questions for future cryptomarket research.Whether an academic researcher, post-graduate student, law enforcement officer, or public health professional, this book is essential reading for those researching and working in the realm of cryptomarkets.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Since the launch of the infamous Silk Road, the use of cryptomarkets - illicit markets for drugs on the dark web - has expanded rapidly around the world. Cryptomarkets: A Research Companion is an accessible, detailed guidebook which offers all the tools necessary to begin researching cryptomarket phenomena and the dark web trade in illicit drugs.Offering an in-depth historical account of the development of cryptomarkets up until the present day, the book goes on to examine key trends and findings regarding the contemporary operations of cryptomarkets. The principal methodologies used to conduct cryptomarket research, as well as questions regarding research ethics, are further explored. Finally, the authors outline underdeveloped areas of the field and pose key questions for future cryptomarket research.Whether an academic researcher, post-graduate student, law enforcement officer, or public health professional, this book is essential reading for those researching and working in the realm of cryptomarkets.

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