02526nam a2200433Ii 4500 9781838670306 UtOrBLW 20251029120143.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 191018s2019 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781838670306 (e-book) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW HD50 .M37 2019 JKV bicssc SOC004000 bisacsh 658 Martin, James, author. 59049 Cryptomarkets : a research companion / James Martin, Jack Cunliffe, and Rasmus Munksgaard. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (xv, 167 pages) ; cm. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Emerald studies in digital crime, technology and social harms Includes bibliographical references and index. Since the launch of the infamous Silk Road, the use of cryptomarkets - illicit markets for drugs on the dark web - has expanded rapidly around the world. Cryptomarkets: A Research Companion is an accessible, detailed guidebook which offers all the tools necessary to begin researching cryptomarket phenomena and the dark web trade in illicit drugs.Offering an in-depth historical account of the development of cryptomarkets up until the present day, the book goes on to examine key trends and findings regarding the contemporary operations of cryptomarkets. The principal methodologies used to conduct cryptomarket research, as well as questions regarding research ethics, are further explored. Finally, the authors outline underdeveloped areas of the field and pose key questions for future cryptomarket research.Whether an academic researcher, post-graduate student, law enforcement officer, or public health professional, this book is essential reading for those researching and working in the realm of cryptomarkets. Decentralization in management. 59050 Dark Web. 59051 Social Science Criminology. bisacsh Crime & criminology. bicssc 57319 Cunliffe, Jack, author. 59052 Munksgaard, Rasmus, author. 59053 9781838670337 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781838670306 51360 51360