Silk Road 2.0 is up and running.
He started tweeting before yesterday's relaunch.
Dread Pirate Roberts is back on Twitter. Deja vu.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
Dread Pirate Roberts is back on Twitter. Deja vu.
@nc2y Following the bust and the rise of a new market, this could be an interesting few months ahead.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
@nc2y Following the bust and the rise of a new market, this could be an interesting few months ahead.
@BinghamInfo Thank you for the support. I think too many people view us as typical dealers, not realizing I would hold vendors (1/2)
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
@BinghamInfo Thank you for the support. I think too many people view us as typical dealers, not realizing I would hold vendors (1/2)
@BinghamInfo should they ever lie to customers/put others in danger as I take the integrity and quality of my vendors very seriously (2/2)
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
@BinghamInfo should they ever lie to customers/put others in danger as I take the integrity and quality of my vendors very seriously (2/2)
Connections flying in at over 500 per second
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
Connections flying in at over 500 per second
Give us 5 minutes. Any traffic figure I give you is outdated in 30 seconds and dwarfed.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
Give us 5 minutes. Any traffic figure I give you is outdated in 30 seconds and dwarfed.
And continued once the site had launched.
#SilkRoad is back up. Deja vu anyone? #weriseagain
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
#SilkRoad is back up. Deja vu anyone? #weriseagain
Over 1,100 per second now coming to #SilkRoad. Little tweaks and we're flying.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
Over 1,100 per second now coming to #SilkRoad. Little tweaks and we're flying.
#SilkRoad while under my watch will never harm a soul. If we did, then we are no better than the thugs on the street.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
#SilkRoad while under my watch will never harm a soul. If we did, then we are no better than the thugs on the street.
7,000 people have registered so far and no sign of slowing down. 7,000 more voices who add to the call of freedom.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
7,000 people have registered so far and no sign of slowing down. 7,000 more voices who add to the call of freedom.
@YourAnonCentral For freedom. This is bigger than drugs or technology - this is taking back our rights.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
@YourAnonCentral For freedom. This is bigger than drugs or technology - this is taking back our rights.
He also showed a great sense of humour.
Somebody tell Bieber to stop with the low grade drugs and visit #SilkRoad - I'll give him a voucher.
Dread Pirate Roberts
@DreadPirateSR
Somebody tell Bieber to stop with the low grade drugs and visit #SilkRoad - I'll give him a voucher.
Although the marketplace launched yesterday, its forums have been active since its closure last October.
The new site lists drugs that are for sale in an almost identical format to its predecessor. It is expected to start listing other illegal products once it has been up and running for a while.
New users cannot sign up unless they're invited by existing members.
For more information, read @DreadPirateSR's interview with Mashable.