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89. The Crocodile (Heather Morgan & Ilya Lichtenstein)

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Alpha Bay - The Largest Cryptocurrency Black Market Ever

Alpha Bay became the largest cryptocurrency black market of all time. At its peak, there were more than 369,000 product listings and more than 400,000 users. Alpha Bay reportedly processed between $600,000 and $800,000 in sales per day. The anonymous owners of Alpha Bay kept up to 4% of every transaction for themselves.

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