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Hydra's servers and $25 million worth of bitcoin were seized by the US Department of Justice and German federal police on Tuesday.

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Some experts speculate that Hydra could soon return despite Germany's action.

German authorities have shut down and seized the infrastructure of servers associated with the Russian illegal darknet marketplace Hydra.

German police said Tuesday they have shut down servers of the world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace Hydra, and seized bitcoins worth 23 million euros

The DOJ lodged charges against an alleged operator of Hydra Market on the darknet, and German police seized $25 million in bitcoin from cryptocurrency wallets.

The popular underground market traded in drugs, stolen data, forged documents and more — raking in billions in Bitcoin.

German police say illegal sales on the site amounted to at least £1bn a year

Federal police say they have shut down the German servers for the darknet hub, which saw its sales skyrocket during the pandemic.