Dark Markets Documentation
Welcome to the Dark Markets documentation. This platform provides real-time price intelligence for darknet marketplaces using prediction markets and a distributed oracle network.
Getting Started
Learn how to access data or participate in prediction markets
FAQ
Common questions about legality, data quality, and platform security
Key Concepts
Understand prediction markets, binary brackets, and oracle networks
Overview
Dark Markets provides continuous price intelligence for markets that lack transparent pricing. The first application is darknet marketplaces, where illegal substances are bought and sold, but where no one publishes reliable, continuous pricing data.
Who needs this data?
- Public health agencies - Early warning signals for emerging synthetic drugs
- Academic researchers - Real-time data feeds for drug policy research
- Law enforcement - Market intelligence and supply chain disruption monitoring
- Policy organisations - Evidence-based policy impact measurement
How it works
The platform uses prediction markets (similar to Polymarket or Kalshi) combined with a decentralized oracle network to produce continuous price estimates:
- 10 binary markets run daily for each substance/region
- Participants trade on price thresholds
- Independent oracle nodes collect real-world data
- Smart contracts settle markets automatically
- Implied prices form a continuous time series
Ready to dive deeper? Start with What is Dark Markets? or jump to How It Works.