10 years ago, Sergej Kotliar set out to help people more easily spend their bitcoin on everyday items, a task that still comes with a number of challenges and that has taught him many lessons.
To ensure a secure shopping experience, Haven leverages the OpenBazaar software and InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a decentralized and distributed file storage system.
Silk Road attracts people for many reasons. Some are simply interested in having a safe and easy place to buy and sell illegal items, of which drugs are by far the largest category.