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Clapalot, I am growing tired of reading your posts. I don't respond to them because you have no stake in this situation and right now I'm concentrating on helping those who need help. No time for troll patrol at the moment. Please take your negativity and turn it into either silence or some sort of contribution, either intellectual or financial, to the community.


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Silk Road Discussion / Re: Has anyone seen Hiniguel?
« on: February 21, 2014, 05:32:47 pm »
He's helping.

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HEy ACE, give it another few hours and if it is still not working message me immediately.



edit: do what he said

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Everyone is doing as much as they can to help (individually) - my personal funds are gone - those of you who receive coin from me, or who sent me messages and had coin appear with no response - after the first day or two every cent of that has come from Defcon, DPR and Hiniguel - the first two mind you while continuing to operate this site and maintain their own anonymity without making and money.

I appreciate your post, and as an individual am doing the best I can for those who ask me for help. As a member of staff, I will continue to support our growth and evolution and make every effort to promote our site and get everyone repaid.

The admin and staff of this site are not responsible in the general sense, however we accept responsibility because the buck stops with us.

The loudmouth negativity is looked upon by the silent majority of this community with contempt. They are, however, the silent majority.

Thanks for not being silent. I wish more were like you.

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1Creator,

Do as the other poster in this thread said - click check deposit addresses for new deposits,

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Silk Road Discussion / Re: Still doubting Defcon?
« on: February 20, 2014, 04:55:37 pm »
Here here.

Welcome back to the land of normal blood pressure, CWB. Defcon is a stand up guy and I am glad you got some relief.

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BlueGiraffe,

I have quoted what my administrator posted - that is what I know of the matter. I will make a topic in our forum I suppose and let him come here and explain it to you himself.

We have known each other for a long time BG, though you don't know it. If I could be any more direct I would but all I know is what was posted  which I quoted. I suspect someone misinterpreted either that post or some subsequent post by defcon and that is leading ot this confusion.

Either way, he will be by to commend. Please do not press me for answers you know I cannot give. I do not have access to the financials of this market.

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Silk Road Discussion / Re: Missing BTC deposited after shutdown
« on: February 19, 2014, 12:06:55 pm »
Hey guys,

I suspect these will need to be manually credited to your accounts. You see they are here on blockchain - the bitcoind was taken offline after the attack and it takes quite a long time to resync (Those of use using Bitcoin-QT over Tor for the first time remember that?) If not they will be manually credited. I have put this on the admin's plate for you.

Deposits beingm ade right now will not have to be manually credited but may be a bit delayed due to the large volume of deposits and the syncing of the blockchain.

Someone with more expertise in this specific area will comment after me,  I am sure.

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Silk Road Discussion / Re: Explanations donĀ“t add up
« on: February 19, 2014, 10:55:35 am »
BG,

What I am saying is quoted DIRECTLY from Defcon's announcement...please see the bolded, italicised and underlined portion.

[..]

The Plan for Moving Forward as of Feb 15

1. This administration will not earn any commissions until everyone is completely paid back, and will be very transparent about the progress towards this goal.

2. The marketplace will relaunch as no-escrow. We will not re-implement escrow unless it is multi-signature and decentralized to multiple escrow providers (trusted mediators with feedback just like vendors). Never buy from a market which uses centralized escrow again. You will only get hurt no matter how honest the team is.

3. All items will be priced at a flat 5% commission which will go directly into victims' balances upon purchase.

4. Vendors who lost funds: Commissions from your items will go directly into your wallet until you are completely repaid, then will be distributed to other vendors until they are repaid. Vendor bonds are considered lost funds, and we also commit to paying these back.

5. All vendors can opt-in to give a higher percentage back on their listings, and all buyers will be presented with a "Donate" box on the shopping cart. Vendors' donation percentage will be publicly visible.

6. We will launch the support system immediately. Resubmit any open support requests you had which are still applicable. All previous messages will be ignored due to our inbound message volume. I have received over 1000 private messages over the past 24 hours, for example. This fresh start will allow us to stay on top of the support queue, rather than paying down a large debt incurred by previous administrators.

7. We will still handle dispute resolution for existing escrow orders until all balances site-wide are in "Pending Balance" category. Your stolen balances and escrows will display as "Pending balance" and "Pending escrow". Yes, like Christmas. I hoped to never have to take this approach again. All unshipped orders have been cancelled. To the vendors who have shipped orders despite no access to the portal: you are beautiful people. Try to resolve with your buyer directly, and file a support ticket if you do not receive a refund to your pending escrow balance within a month.

The plans above are subject to change as we consider your input.

The statistics are humbling:

26% of our monthly active users have lost their entire SR funds. That represents 47% of users who have purchased or sold items since launch.[/i][/u]

Our inbound traffic has been growing at a rapid pace. The first ten days of February saw as many purchases as the entire month of January. By Feb 13, we surpassed January's total user registrations.

We strongly believe that we can work together and make this right.

Silk Road is not a name easily forgotten, and how we pull through this struggle will only solidify our name as the strongest community in the darknet.

Buyers and Vendors: We are committed to getting everyone repaid even if it takes a year. Do not forget to check your SR accounts frequently for balances repaid, and withdraw them when you see them.

Vendors:  You are welcomed and encouraged to vend on multiple markets. I only trust myself, and will not endorse any of them. But I have failed you. Wherever you vend, may you prosper.

Buyers: do not purchase using centralized escrow. Use markets which have implemented multi-signature, or only purchase with No-Escrow (FE) from VERY trusted vendors. This is not an ideal climate, but it is the reality of the darknet today. I cannot emphasize strongly enough that every market which uses centralized escrow will fail. Centralization makes a market a huge target for attackers, and a huge target for dishonest administrators.

Again, we welcome your feedback on this approach to moving forward, and will continue to refine it throughout the year based on sales data.

I don't care how long it takes or how expensive it is, we will fight to get this community repaid.

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We all lost it mate - its being repaid - it was stolen, remember? Defcon is taking no commission and he is repaying everyones losses.


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TragicallyHip,

First of all let me publicly thank you for being more a part of the solution and less a part of the problem lately.  I might be starting to like you. May I buy you dinner? ;) But really - thank you for your support during the dark times. You are a good guy.

That figure came from here:

First, to dispel rumors. We are deep into the investigation of data surrounding the attacks, and it there is absolutely zero evidence of any staff member being involved. We will publish more information as we determine its accuracy, thank you to all who have contributed tips on the attackers' identities.

After much self-reflection and deliberation with community members we value highly, it is clear that there is only one way forward.

This leadership and this community will not stop until you are completely repaid.

We know you feel defenseless right now. You are naked. Many of you are convinced there is no logical reason any darknet admin would ever fight to get your coins back.

I can stand here and reiterate that all I want to do is defend you, to steer this community towards incrementally safer operation. But my words are no comfort, and I understand that. You will never meet me. We are all anonymous.

I gave a similar speech in December when we met our first impossible situation. You have no reason to trust my words. My actions will prove you wrong.

Here is the current plan. Thank you to the dedicated vendors and buyers who helped draft this approach. This is not necessarily a final plan, we are open to suggestions on how to improve this and want your feedback.

The Plan for Moving Forward as of Feb 15

1. This administration will not earn any commissions until everyone is completely paid back, and will be very transparent about the progress towards this goal.

2. The marketplace will relaunch as no-escrow. We will not re-implement escrow unless it is multi-signature and decentralized to multiple escrow providers (trusted mediators with feedback just like vendors). Never buy from a market which uses centralized escrow again. You will only get hurt no matter how honest the team is.

3. All items will be priced at a flat 5% commission which will go directly into victims' balances upon purchase.

4. Vendors who lost funds: Commissions from your items will go directly into your wallet until you are completely repaid, then will be distributed to other vendors until they are repaid. Vendor bonds are considered lost funds, and we also commit to paying these back.

5. All vendors can opt-in to give a higher percentage back on their listings, and all buyers will be presented with a "Donate" box on the shopping cart. Vendors' donation percentage will be publicly visible.

6. We will launch the support system immediately. Resubmit any open support requests you had which are still applicable. All previous messages will be ignored due to our inbound message volume. I have received over 1000 private messages over the past 24 hours, for example. This fresh start will allow us to stay on top of the support queue, rather than paying down a large debt incurred by previous administrators.

7. We will still handle dispute resolution for existing escrow orders until all balances site-wide are in "Pending Balance" category. Your stolen balances and escrows will display as "Pending balance" and "Pending escrow". Yes, like Christmas. I hoped to never have to take this approach again. All unshipped orders have been cancelled. To the vendors who have shipped orders despite no access to the portal: you are beautiful people. Try to resolve with your buyer directly, and file a support ticket if you do not receive a refund to your pending escrow balance within a month.

The plans above are subject to change as we consider your input.

The statistics are humbling:

26% of our monthly active users have lost their entire SR funds. That represents 47% of users who have purchased or sold items since launch.


Our inbound traffic has been growing at a rapid pace. The first ten days of February saw as many purchases as the entire month of January. By Feb 13, we surpassed January's total user registrations.

We strongly believe that we can work together and make this right.

Silk Road is not a name easily forgotten, and how we pull through this struggle will only solidify our name as the strongest community in the darknet.

Buyers and Vendors: We are committed to getting everyone repaid even if it takes a year. Do not forget to check your SR accounts frequently for balances repaid, and withdraw them when you see them.

(...edited for breviity - stealth)


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This thread has served its purpose. My eternal thank to Hiniguel for trying his best to get to the bottom of this, Much of it was conjecture but some of it led us on the trail t0 find the thief/hacker.

Hinigel is to be regarded as a hero. I doubt any of the rest of you would have spent half a million pounds trying to get other people their money back.

Gray hat's off to you Hiniguel.

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There is another delay becayse another admin fucked the forum to pieces and Defcon is trying to fix it to stop your whining (jmy words, not his.)

Blame this on the other admin, not Defcon.

If you are here just to troll, you are going to begin disppearing. We are here to move forward. Come with us or go elswhere.

No whining here mon .... time soon come.  No blood clarts here ya'now?

Not sure we are speaking the same language. Let me be clear - if you are etermined to troll this site and its noble, honorable admin I ask that you leave.

If you do not leave by my request your accounts will be banned or deleted.

We are back, whether you agora implants like it or not.

Plain and simple.

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There is another delay becayse another admin fucked the forum to pieces and Defcon is trying to fix it to stop your whining (jmy words, not his.)

Blame this on the other admin, not Defcon.

If you are here just to troll, you are going to begin disppearing. We are here to move forward. Come with us or go elswhere.

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Weve been trying to send PGP messages to eachother and they are blank. JR -  try and put a PGP message as your signature and post a message here

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