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The recent proliferation of cryptomarkets and the associated emergence of a sub-field of research on the anonymous web have outpaced the development of an ethical consensus regarding research methods and dissemination amongst scholars working in this unique online space. The peculiar characteristics of cryptomarket research, which often involve encryption, illegal activity, largescale data collection, and geographical separation from research participants, challenge conventional ethical frameworks developed over many decades in more familiar and transparent offline environments. Further complicating the emergence of ethical consensus regarding research methods is the confluence of scholars drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and specializations each with their own particular norms, practices and perspectives. This paper explores these tensions and addresses some of the more prominent and pressing ethical questions currently facing researchers investigating cryptomarkets. Debates on a range of ethics related topics are analyzed and situated with broader discussions regarding Internet-based research. Issues addressed include public vs. private online spaces, anonymity, data sharing and ownership, risks and threats to research subjects and researchers. Also discussed is how best to balance the potential harms of cryptomarket research against benefits to the public. Rather than issuing prescriptive findings, this paper is intended to stimulate awareness and debate, and to help prompt further ethical considerations and reflection amongst scholars studying these fascinating online phenomena.
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