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title: "When the original Silk Road was seized, Bitcoin's price temporarily…"
date: 2024-06-07
source: twitter
tweet_id: "1799076396972831177"
original_url: "https://x.com/i/web/status/1799076396972831177"
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# When the original Silk Road was seized, Bitcoin's price temporarily…

*June 7, 2024 · Twitter/X*

When the original Silk Road was seized, Bitcoin\'s price temporarily crashed, as traders were unsure whether there was a use case for Bitcoin outside of the darknet market.\
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New darknet markets quickly emerged however, and Bitcoin\'s price soon rebounded.\
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Similarly, Monero has... [https://x.com/AlekceiKozlov/status/1798358740061831241](https://x.com/AlekceiKozlov/status/1798358740061831241){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}