ASAP Market - ASAP Darknet Overview

ASAP Market is a darknet market (2019-2023). This ASAP market profile explains its history, operation and status as an educational review with verifiable sources and no onion links.

ASAP Market

Launched	2019
Closed	July 2023
Founder(s)	Unknown administrators
Network	Tor hidden service (.onion)
Currency	Bitcoin and Monero
Est. revenue	Not published
Peak size	One of the largest markets of the early 2020s

Closed

ASAP Market was a major general-purpose market of the early 2020s that voluntarily shut down in July 2023, announcing its retirement rather than vanishing.

History

ASAP Market launched around 2019 and grew during the post-AlphaBay consolidation, becoming one of the largest venues of the early 2020s with a strong catalog in psychedelics and other drugs. It was frequently recommended in community forums alongside White House Market.

Operation

The market accepted Bitcoin and Monero, used escrow and supported PGP-signed listings and disputes. Its steady growth reflected the general shift of users toward markets that survived the takedowns of 2019 and 2020.

Downfall

In July 2023 ASAP announced its closure publicly, framing it as a voluntary retirement rather than a seizure or exit scam. The market stopped accepting new business and wound down its operation over the following period.

Legacy

ASAP's orderly closure stands in contrast to the exit scams and seizures that ended most of its peers, and it demonstrated that a market could retire on its own terms with a degree of community goodwill.