Project

From the alley to the web. The rise of illicit drug trade on cryptomarkets and the involvement of Belgian buyers and vendors - CRYPTODRUG

Acronym
CRYPTODRUG
Code
12K078B19
Duration
15 December 2018 → 15 September 2020
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Criminology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
illicit drug trade cryptomarkets
 
Project description

CRYPTODRUG is the first research to assess insights on illicit drug demand and supply on cryptomarkets from a Belgian perspective. It opts to collect evidence on the size and profile of Belgian vendors on cryptomarkets, improve our understanding on the attractiveness of cryptomarkets as well as its role in individual drug using careers of Belgian buyers from cryptomarkets.