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Hydra Market shutdown
SEIZED

Hydra Market shutdown

hydram6esdjf6otepmr5c3vjyndsoddz22afphbbjznwb5ln2c6op7ad.onion · hydraclubbioknikokex7njhwuahc2l67lfiz7z36md2jvopda7nchid.onion

darknet market

Last reviewed: 26 July 2026

Summary

German authorities shut down Hydra Market on 5 April 2022, seized its servers, and confiscated bitcoin then valued at approximately $25 million. The preserved notice records two onion addresses associated with the market.

Current assessment: ONLINE → SEIZED. Supporting sources appear below.

Before and after

BEFORE

AFTER

German law-enforcement shutdown notice displayed on Hydra Market
Captured: 05 April 2022Status: SEIZED Source: seized.fyi seizure-banner archive

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Status history

  1. ONLINE → SEIZED

    German authorities seized Hydra's servers and cryptocurrency and replaced the market with a shutdown notice.

Record details

Domain
hydram6esdjf6otepmr5c3vjyndsoddz22afphbbjznwb5ln2c6op7ad.onion, hydraclubbioknikokex7njhwuahc2l67lfiz7z36md2jvopda7nchid.onion
Category
darknet market
Current status
SEIZED
Previous status
ONLINE
First seen
Not confirmed
Last seen
Not confirmed
Changed at
05 April 2022
Action type
marketplace and server seizure
Agency
German Federal Criminal Police, Frankfurt General Prosecutor's Office, U.S. Department of Justice
Registrar
Not confirmed
Hosting provider
Not confirmed
Country
Germany, United States
Related operation
Not confirmed

What happened?

German authorities shut down Hydra Market on 5 April 2022, seized its servers, and confiscated bitcoin then valued at approximately $25 million. The preserved notice records two onion addresses associated with the market.

No replacement domain or mirror has been confirmed.

Visual similarity alone is not treated as evidence of common ownership. Websites can copy each other. This remains one of the internet’s more dependable features.

Sources

  1. Justice Department Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Largest Online Darknet Marketplace

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Type: official law-enforcement announcement · Published: 05 April 2022 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  2. Hydra Market shutdown banner

    seized.fyi

    Type: seizure-banner archive · Published: 05 April 2022 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

Record quality

Before snapshot
Not preserved
After snapshot
Available
Official confirmation
Not confirmed
Exact takedown time
Not confirmed
Last reviewed
26 July 2026

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