The “Silk Road era” is not over. It never has been and it never will. Speculation may have become the reason for a large portion of blockchain transaction volu

The “Silk Road era” is not over. It never has been and it never will. Speculation may have become the reason for a large portion of blockchain transaction volume but don’t for a second doubt that the actual velocity of money on dark net markets has been steadily growing. Put in an extreme way, if all the speculators left tomorrow, Bitcoin isn’t going to 0 because people are actually using it.