a couple of tor sites seized =/= entire system collapsing/being government seized
put the Drama-Queen Mode: Off
put the Drama-Queen Mode: Off
It's bad. If you don't have a black market, a market that draws consumer demand but where the vendors don't convert all of their proceeds into fiat, then what are you left with? Major retailers (who dump the second somebody spends their coins) and Wall Street (who can make a hell of a lot more money through dumping than pumping... it's easier, less risky, and very lucrative to sabotage).
It's bad. It may actually work to your benefit in the short-term, but it is very bad and getting worse -- that much be said.
I'm not going to advertise their names, but if you think there are no more (established) Bitcoin taking darknet market places, you are mistaken.
There are. It still doesn't make bad news good news. It makes bad news less bad news unless you expect those other sites to absorb 100% of the SR 2.0, et. al. customer base. Also, at what point do those other sites just decide it's not worth it or get shut down themselves (OpenBazaar might be promising on this front as they are better equipped for evading authorities). I guess I am just saying... don't skip down the street and declare something poignantly bearish as bullish... don't be delusional.





