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<p>172.71.183.137: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The kingpin or kingpins of the world's biggest illicit credit card marketplace have retired after making an estimated fortune of over $1 billion in cryptocurrency, according to research by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic shared with Reuters.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The &quot;Joker's Stash&quot; marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for bitcoin and dark web sites other digital coins, best [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets ceased operations this month, Elliptic said on Friday, in what it called a rare example of such a site bowing out on its own terms.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Criminal use of cryptocurrencies has long worried regulators, with U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde calling last month for tighter oversight.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;While terrorist financing and money laundering are top of law-enforcement concerns, narcotics, fraud, scams and ransomware are among the chief areas of illegal use of digital currencies, according to Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Joker's Stash was launched in 2014, with its anonymous founder &quot;JokerStash&quot; - which could be one or more people - posting messages in both Russian and English, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was available on the regular web and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark markets] via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], which hosts marketplaces selling contraband.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], or darkweb, is a part of the internet that isn't visible to regular search engines, and requires a form of browser that hides a user's identity to access.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Elliptic, whose clients include law-enforcement agencies and financial firms, estimates that JokerStash raked in more than $1 billion in profits in cryptocurrencies over the years, at current prices.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin has soared from just over $300 in 2014 to hit a record $49,000 on Friday, pulling up other coins in its wake.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The blockchain firm reached the over $1 billion figure by analysing the marketplace's revenue and the fees it charged, and said it was at the lower end of its estimates.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In December, Interpol and the FBI seized the domain names used by the site, but it continued operating via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market], Elliptic said website Cyber-security firm Digital Shadows also said in December that the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] site remained live after the seizure.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Interpol did not respond to a request for comment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The FBI could not be reached outside regular business hours.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Trading illegal credit cards is &quot;a billion-dollar business,&quot; said Robinson. &quot;It's also providing a means of cashing out other types of cyber-criminality.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;On Jan. 15. Joker's Stash posted a message announcing it would close permanently on Feb.&lt;br&gt;15. In fact it went offline on Feb. 3, Elliptic said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Joker goes on a well-deserved retirement,&quot; said the message, which Reuters saw a screenshot of. &quot;It's time for us to leave forever.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Accompanying it was a picture of the 1862 painting &quot;Sta´nczyk&quot; by Polish artist Jan Matejko, which depicts a court jester sitting forlornly in a bedroom as a party goes on in the background.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson; Editing by Pravin Char)&lt;br&gt;</div>

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