BlackOps
| Launched | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Closed | Present |
| Founder(s) | Unknown administrators |
| Network | Tor hidden service (.onion) |
| Currency | Monero (Bitcoin added in 2025) |
| Est. revenue | Not published |
| Peak size | Tens of thousands of listings |
BlackOps is a fast-growing active market launched in late 2024, built around a vendor-first model: low commissions, free shop creation and strict seller bonds.
Reddit hosts detailed and up-to-date information about the darknet: community discussions, news and in-depth material on darknet markets, Tor, privacy and online security. Follow the link below for more detailed information.
History
BlackOps launched in September 2024 and scaled unusually quickly, reaching tens of thousands of listings within its first year. It grew further in 2025 as rivals collapsed, positioning itself as one of the largest venues of the late 2020s.
Operation
The market is deliberately friendly to sellers: base fees for drug categories are kept minimal, vendors can build free storefronts with a built-in shop builder, and every seller posts a bond that can be forfeited for fraud. Payments were Monero-only at launch, with Bitcoin support added in April 2025. Escrow is backed by multisig, and buyer and vendor accounts both use PGP.
Current status
BlackOps remains active and is frequently named in the top tier of English-speaking markets of the late 2020s. Its continued growth depends on maintaining the low-fee model that drew vendors away from larger rivals.
Legacy
BlackOps illustrates the vendor-poaching dynamic of the mid-2020s, in which markets compete less on features and more on commissions and seller terms after the exit of major competitors.