Silk Road
Silk Road was an online marketplace that used Bitcoin and brought early attention to the network, while also shaping years of public debate about illicit-use narratives.
Why it matters
Silk Road was an online marketplace that used Bitcoin and brought early attention to the network, while also shaping years of public debate about illicit-use narratives.
Key ideas
- Silk Road was an online marketplace that used Bitcoin and brought early attention to the network, while also shaping years of public debate about illicit-use narratives.
- This topic belongs to California Bitcoin’s history knowledge layer.
- Use primary and technical sources where possible, and distinguish protocol facts from market narratives.
Primary and technical sources
Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto