Unveiling the Intriguing Silk Road Phenomenon
Delve into the enigmatic world of the Silk Road, exploring its creation, user anonymity, transaction process, and breaches. Discover technical aspects like Bitcoin, Tor, and P2P networks, with plans to document findings in a research paper. Dive into insightful references to enhance understanding.
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The Silk Road: An Online Black Market Adam Cronin
Project Overview Main goal: Research all things Silk Road How it was created How users remain anonymous Transactions Process of sending/receiving items Failure that lead to breach of anonymity
Technical Topics of Research Bit Coin Tor/Onion Routing P2P Networks
Current Plans and Progress Will write a research paper that clearly explains and documents my findings The paper will document The Silk Road as a whole and also touch on the individual technical parts that allow for anonymity. Am currently in the research phase and plan to begin writing the paper portion within the next two weeks
References So Far Dingledine, Roger, Nick Mathewson, and Paul Syverson. "Tor: The Second-Generation Onion Router." (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2015. <https://svn.torproject.org/svn/projects/design- paper/tor-design.pdf>. Nakamoto, Satoshi. "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2015. <https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf>. "Silk Road: Theory & Practice." N.p., 20 Aug. 2015. Web. 5 Oct. 2015. <http://www.gwern.net/Silk%20Road>.