Since the launch of marketLIST.io’s ICO a great deal of attention has been focused on its unique model and how that will affect other industries in particular the Darknet Markets.
marketLIST is the world first decentralised autonomous marketplace residing on the ethereum blockchain
Darknet markets thrive because they are underground and allow people to sell things that are illegal in a number of jurisdictions. Lets compare their features against marketLIST.
Buy Sell Anything
Darknet markets focus on illegal stuff whereas marketLIST truly lets you buy and sell anything
Autonomous
A Darknet market is run by someone whereas marketLIST is not. One of the main features of marketLIST is that it runs itself. There is no one in control of marketLIST. marketLIST is the world’s first autonomous digital entity. A truly groundbreaking concept and a model for the future.
DDOS
Darknet markets are hit all the time unlike marketLIST which by virtue of the blockchain and its decentralised network simply cant go down as each node covers for every other node.
Seizure Resistant
There has been a long history of darknet markets being seized by government authorities with the Silk Road being the most famous. As marketLIST runs itself on the blockchain it can never be taken down as there is no single point of control to switch off. You would in fact have to take down the entire ethereum network to stop it. This also applies to any form of censorship. Nothing can be censored on marketLIST as there is no point of authority over marketLIST other than itself and it will simply follow the rules set out in it’s smart contracts
As laid out we can see that although similar in certain aspects marketLIST is something entirely new to the world! and yes it could very well be the death of the darknet markets.