This later became open source, leading to the Tor that we see today which lets civilians access...
Dark Web Markets – Darknet Markets
Darknet marketsmarketplaces (DNMs) supplysource all manner oftypes of goods, some legal, others less so, but all purchasable with cryptocurrency and sent todelivered to your door. Indeed, many people’s first contact withexposure to bitcoin is when they have the needthe necessity to purchaseto buy something off thefrom the darknet.