<p>Silkroad is a <a href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/hidden-services.html.en" rel="nofollow">Tor Hidden Service</a> enabling supply and demand of/for (mostly illegal) goods &amp; services to meet. Its onion address is <a href="http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/" rel="nofollow">http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/</a></p>

<p>Silkroad does not itself engage in selling goods or services, but merely offers a marketplace for doing this. Neither does it engage in handling payment or delivery.</p>

<p>A reputation system is in place to weed out the bad suppliers.</p>

<p>To be able to visit Silkroad you must make use of the <a href="http://www.torproject.org/" rel="nofollow">Tor Network</a> and Onion Name Resolution. There are many HowTos on this, here is <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO" rel="nofollow">one</a>.</p>

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molecular
<p>Silkroad is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_%28anonymous_marketplace%29">anonymous online marketplace</a> inside the <a href="https://www.torproject.org/">Tor network</a> which became famous for selling illegal drugs.</p>

<p>They don't have anything to do with the Bitcoin project, except for the fact that they accept bitcoins as a payment method.</p>

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It also sells books. Got a few good books on there.
rickyduck
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nmat
<p>I have read a lot about the silk road and I am still unsure what it is. I went to <a href="http://silkroadmarket.org" rel="noreferrer">http://silkroadmarket.org</a> but it just says that the site is down.  </p>

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2011-09-13T17:48:51.447Z
This site is about Bitcoin and other Crypto currencies. It cannot possibly become about any business that happens to accept bitcoins unless the *primary* focus of the question is the bitcoin technology or similar issues.
Robert Cartaino
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@Robert - Asking about "businesses" that are primarily Bitcoin, especially *enabled* by Bitcoin is on topic IMO. Voting to reopen.
ripper234
<marketplace><silk-road>
What is the "silk road" and what does it have to do with bitcoin?
Buckhead_Comp_Ser_Co
# What is the "silk road" and what does it have to do with bitcoin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-08-31)

I have read a lot about the silk road and I am still unsure what it is. I went to <http://silkroadmarket.org> but it just says that the site is down.

**Tags:** marketplace, silk-road

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This site is about Bitcoin and other Crypto currencies. It cannot possibly become about any business that happens to accept bitcoins unless the *primary* focus of the question is the bitcoin technology or similar issues.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 - Asking about "businesses" that are primarily Bitcoin, especially *enabled* by Bitcoin is on topic IMO. Voting to reopen.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2011-08-31. Score: 17 | Accepted answer

Silkroad is an [anonymous online marketplace](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_%28anonymous_marketplace%29) inside the [Tor network](https://www.torproject.org/) which became famous for selling illegal drugs.

They don't have anything to do with the Bitcoin project, except for the fact that they accept bitcoins as a payment method.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: It also sells books. Got a few good books on there.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2011-09-13. Score: 4

Silkroad is a [Tor Hidden Service](https://www.torproject.org/docs/hidden-services.html.en) enabling supply and demand of/for (mostly illegal) goods & services to meet. Its onion address is <http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/>

Silkroad does not itself engage in selling goods or services, but merely offers a marketplace for doing this. Neither does it engage in handling payment or delivery.

A reputation system is in place to weed out the bad suppliers.

To be able to visit Silkroad you must make use of the [Tor Network](http://www.torproject.org/) and Onion Name Resolution. There are many HowTos on this, here is [one](https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO).


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