Do NOT use b1exch.to / b1ack exchange – funded by darknet carding & stolen VCC

[hugeblack]

However, the warning remained, even though the connections presented were not entirely conclusive.

This is a screenshot from another forum; you can find more information by reading the posts by @lovesmayfamilis and @AakZaki.




It's surprising that a service that used to sell user IDs is now promoting itself as a privacy-focused service and attacking other services for being less private.

The times that I have swapped there, the funds I received were traceable to legitimate sources, like THORchain.

According to the latest update, they no longer use THORchain.

Generally, since they aren't breaking any rules here, there's not much that can be done.

[rollinsweet]

Like I said I doubt Ill ever use this exchanger again. The admin already showed who he is in that reddit thread answering like a little kid.
Now everything makes sense. Turns out the guy is a carder. He made money on carding waited for the old trusted exchanger to close and then stole half the name b1(eXch). Even puts X in his name just like the legend used to.
And you all with your signatures and avatars.
Didnt any of you even bother to check where this dude came from or what his story is?

What is the percentage chance that one day he just closes down and rides off into the sunset with unfinished exchanges

[dragonvslinux]

This is a screenshot from another forum; you can find more information by reading the posts by @lovesmayfamilis and @AakZaki.

What forum is this? I couldn't find it, nor such additional information. I did find the accounts /u/b1ack and /u/b1exch on dread, I would link but I'm assuming it's not allowed.

There is the same promotion for b1ack stash from /u/b1ack: /post/2d9634a222623f0cf28c
You can verify the b1exch and b1ack accounts from /post/54f593fbdaba1406fe9f/

Code:

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512

This is me /u/b1ack and /u/b1exch 

We certify that the infrastructure of b1eXch is in our control and I am just too busy to handle dread dramas.
I confirm that the clearnet domains were changed .to tld and tor domains remain the same.
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TitysA//ed6oCEertKKfoX7cj1qJFC2PvcLXRx/uM4Oe19Xlh7sZVkIvUetl2vl/
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Edit: Also the subreddit itself d/bl1ack, admin is (unsurprisingly) /u/b1ack; the same b1ack that is able to verify b1exch signature above, because they are in control of the exchange as well.

Code:

gpg: Signature made Wed 25 Feb 2026 07:59:46 GMT
gpg:                using RSA key 227A3D00CFDC059B75FD1591AD34294020A54E2B
gpg: Good signature from "b1eXch Signing Key" 

So I don't think there is any doubt here about it being the same operator, you can verify it for yourself.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Like I said I doubt Ill ever use this exchanger again. The admin already showed who he is in that reddit thread answering like a little kid.
Now everything makes sense. Turns out the guy is a carder. He made money on carding waited for the old trusted exchanger to close and then stole half the name b1(eXch). Even puts X in his name just like the legend used to.
And you all with your signatures and avatars.
Didnt any of you even bother to check where this dude came from or what his story is?

What is the percentage chance that one day he just closes down and rides off into the sunset with unfinished exchanges

As long as the users who advertise this site receive regular payments, no one here will care what happens outside the forum. You were clearly told that:

That may be true, but the service provided here is not illegal at all. And there has been clear evidence that it has worked as intended. What each member does outside of this forum is not the responsibility of this community.

Everyone always has a choice about when and what to advertise and participate in this company's signature events or not. The Internet is full of scammers, and the forum is full of scammers, but so far, there is no convincing evidence or "victims" whose weight of the word will really be heard; everything remains at the discretion of the people using this exchanger.

[rollinsweet]

Like I said I doubt Ill ever use this exchanger again. The admin already showed who he is in that reddit thread answering like a little kid.
Now everything makes sense. Turns out the guy is a carder. He made money on carding waited for the old trusted exchanger to close and then stole half the name b1(eXch). Even puts X in his name just like the legend used to.
And you all with your signatures and avatars.
Didnt any of you even bother to check where this dude came from or what his story is?

What is the percentage chance that one day he just closes down and rides off into the sunset with unfinished exchanges

As long as the users who advertise this site receive regular payments, no one here will care what happens outside the forum. You were clearly told that:

That may be true, but the service provided here is not illegal at all. And there has been clear evidence that it has worked as intended. What each member does outside of this forum is not the responsibility of this community.

Everyone always has a choice about when and what to advertise and participate in this company's signature events or not. The Internet is full of scammers, and the forum is full of scammers, but so far, there is no convincing evidence or "victims" whose weight of the word will really be heard; everything remains at the discretion of the people using this exchanger.

Yes, I know, money is above moral principles.

[AB de Royse777]

It is probably that the managers could have some funds left after making all payments .. but what would they do with that money? As the service is gone, money cant even be given back to services...

It depends on case by case basis. I have distributed the leftover funds among the campaign members of a service that rug pulled a few weeks ago. There was a victim who also received some funds to recover his loss.

Generally, since they aren't breaking any rules here, there's not much that can be done.

Not everything can define by rules, there are no official rules in this community as well. However, there should be a line of responsibility especially when you are with the community that has created by Satoshi himself and you are representing this respected community in some ways. Sure anyone can use loopholes of a system like Jambler campaign but I wouldn't endorse and continue communication with a service knowing it has built on stealing money from any community on the internet. It's now too hard to avoid the connections presented and I haven't read any convincing line of defense too from officials.

[bitmover]

It is probably that the managers could have some funds left after making all payments .. but what would they do with that money? As the service is gone, money cant even be given back to services...

It depends on case by case basis. I have distributed the leftover funds among the campaign members of a service that rug pulled a few weeks ago. There was a victim who also received some funds to recover his loss.

I talked to this user which was rug pulled and he told me that you refunded his loss (partially,  as the loss was too big). That was a nice attitude.

Quite unfortunately .... We must always be cautious. I always send money in batches, even to big exchanges such as binance.

[DireWolfM14]

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So I don't think there is any doubt here about it being the same operator, you can verify it for yourself.

I'm convinced.

As long as the users who advertise this site receive regular payments, no one here will care what happens outside the forum.

That's not 100% true, but it's unfortunate that it's mostly true.

[Mahiyammahi]

As long as the users who advertise this site receive regular payments, no one here will care what happens outside the forum.

That's not 100% true, but it's unfortunate that it's mostly true.

No one will care and no one using their service is different thing. They are advertising their platform so that everyone in forum will use their service , it will generate a revenues for themselves also. I'm not a regular user of B1exch but I used this couple of times. Idk if I can pull myself together to use their service again.

They can't run longtime advertising if only the campaign participants are using their services. I hope till now no one has been effected. They did have a huge reserve on bitcoin and other crypto also a hefty amount escrowed. I won't be surprised if anyone is swaping couple of bitcoin on their platform in a single transaction.

[FinneysTrueVision]

I wouldn't endorse and continue communication with a service knowing it has built on stealing money from any community on the internet.

Did you not know that Sinbad was started with profits made from laundering stolen money for Lazarus Group? I doubt any manager, when they receive an offer, is going to start investigating their clients’ source of funding.

For the record, it does not appear that b1exch was “built on stealing money” since up until some days ago they were basically just a frontend for doing THORchain swaps.

[dragonvslinux]

For the record, it does not appear that b1exch was “built on stealing money” since up until some days ago they were basically just a frontend for doing THORchain swaps.

We don't know how b1exch was funded, but we do know it's operated by b1ack. What we also know is that "b1ack's stash" predates b1ack exchange, this post – /post/4a4f32bd7b9812f58c21 – dates back to June 2024.



Before then were a couple of comprehensive guides published "A Comprehensive Guide to Carding" and "Understanding Card Checkers: A Comprehensive Guide" (/post/3103afe2ba5693580e3b and /post/5e4a42b6e08d6c9ee532), and they otherwise were active in /d/Carding, prior to launching b1ach stash (followed by b1ack exchange sometime later). This post caught my eye however (/post/1bdd851413f6766598e2):



I'll also quote the notable part, in order to avoid any ambiguity here:

My name is b1ack, and I am an experienced and pro member in this scene. I have been involved in carding for many years, and I am here to share my knowledge and expertise with both newbies and pros.

Then according to Cyberint, in September 2025 "b1ack's stash" had domains seized. I checked the latest domain, it remains operational.

In September 2025, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office seized 12 domain names tied to underground vendors trafficking stolen financial data, including B1ack’s Stash. After an investigation found these sites were selling more than one million stolen credit and debit card records and associated personal information. B1ack’s Stash wasn’t operating in isolation; its infrastructure and the others were sophisticated online marketplaces that let criminals sort stolen cards by bank, geography, and even victim name. All seized domains now display court-ordered notices, and law enforcement continues to investigate the individuals behind and using these platforms

Source: https://cyberint.com/blog/other/b1acks-stash-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-the-free-1-million-card-leak/

Then b1exch was launched, in January 2026 if not mistaken. Hopefully that settles the timeline here in absence of any further explanation.


Alas none of this is against the forum rules as others have pointed out and b1exch (as a service) hasn't done anything wrong here as far as I'm aware.

As long as those supporting/using this service are aware of it's operator running a darkweb market that was previously seized, then there isn't much else to add.

[hugeblack]

Although I don't like B1exch (I've already removed my signature), it's good to see more privacy services here.

Now, for the discussions to be productive, it's best to ensure the project doesn't end up as an exit scam (Thorchain served as a good safeguard).

From reading b1ack's posts, I think he has good technical knowledge, so if he's truly concerned about privacy, he should build something decentralized.

For the record, it does not appear that b1exch was “built on stealing money” since up until some days ago they were basically just a frontend for doing THORchain swaps.

THORChain swaps do not guarantee funding, but they do guarantee that the project is noKYC.

For example, ByBit hacker used THORChain to swap funds^[1].

[1] https://dig.watch/updates/stolen-bybit-funds-laundered-at-alarming-speed