Abacus dark web drug market goes offline in suspected exit scam

Abacus Market, a leading Western darknet marketplace, abruptly took its public infrastructure offline amid withdrawal delays and user complaints; blockchain researchers and the community suspect an exit scam after the site disappeared without a law-enforcement seizure banner. The report cites significant transaction volume (nearly $100M in Bitcoin, an estimated $300M including Monero), a rapid collapse in daily deposits as trust eroded, and an administrator message blaming DDoS and surge traffic following another market shutdown.