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While real-life Cazes zoomed through the streets at triple-digit speeds in his Lamborghini, his online persona was Alpha02— the anonymous founder of the dark web black market AlphaBay that made the infamous Silk Road pale in comparison. 3/8 https://t.co/rsRxY70ggr — PolitiTweet.org

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Alexandre Cazes lived what the Thai people called the “chill-chill” life: He only left the house for dinner with his wife, errands, and privately, prolific womanizing. But he had another secret: He was also the kingpin behind the biggest dark web black market of all time. 2/8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Cazes believed, as many did before him, that crypto’s anonymity paired with genius technological ability would protect him—but just as crypto had opened up new markets for criminals, so had it opened up new opportunities for law enforcement. 4/8 https://t.co/ja1jxoMeXn — PolitiTweet.org

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