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Case 76: Silk Road (Part 1)

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Silk Road - The Way It Made Money

Silk Road made money by acting as the third person in a transaction. The commission for its services at the time was 6.23% per transaction. One of the biggest breakthrough Silk Road achieved was allowing people to get drugs delivered to their home Like any other online purchase, each seller had a different method of hiding drugs so they wouldn't get detected by the authorities.

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