Bohemia Market has faced a series of challenges over the past five months, ranging from missing deposits and withdrawals to disruptive DDoS attacks. Despite persistent efforts to address these issues, users continue to experience financial discrepancies. Bohemia’s subdread is currently inaccessible.
The troubles for Bohemia commenced in early July when a significant number of deposits went missing. Users took to Dread, reporting uncredited deposits even after prolonged periods, with market support proving unhelpful. By August 1st, Bohemia claimed to have resolved 95% of the missing deposits, but a substantial number of users on Dread still reported outstanding issues.
In mid-July, Bohemia changed its captcha, causing momentary confusion among some users. By early October, after three months of ongoing problems, it seemed that the majority of deposit and withdrawal issues had been resolved, as suggested by posts on Dread indicating improved handling of tickets and deposits.
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However, on multiple occasions, particularly on October 3rd, users encountered white screens or captcha issues. Bohemia acknowledged these problems, citing a potential slowdown in withdrawals due to increased demand, assuring users that processing would occur with some patience.
On October 13th, Bohemia revealed that they had been hit by a DDoS attack, leading to patchy access. An emergency mirror link was provided, along with a caution about delayed withdrawals. Reports surfaced of some users missing substantial amounts, prompting Bohemia to explain that disappearing funds after withdrawal indicated processing queue placement, especially for higher amounts requiring admin approval.
As October progressed, reports of missing withdrawals multiplied, and Cannabia, a cannabis-only market under Bohemia, went offline. Bohemia assured users that Cannabia would be addressed after resolving issues with Bohemia.
By November, over 20 confirmed vendors reported missing withdrawals, some amounting to $90,000. HugBunter, Dread’s administrator, issued a site-wide warning about Bohemia’s withdrawal issues, expressing uncertainty about whether it was an exit scam or genuine attempts to rectify the situation.
On November 17th, Bohemia claimed to have identified missing deposits, attributing some to old addresses that had been migrated. Acknowledging the existence of missing deposits to correct addresses, Bohemia committed to recovery efforts. Simultaneously, their subdread was locked.
On November 19th, Bohemia disclosed that their lead developer had gone rogue and embezzled funds from the market. Despite this, Bohemia assured users that their funds were secure and outlined plans to address withdrawal issues.
On November 22nd, Bohemia announced a temporary suspension of BTC use to clear the withdrawal backlog and dormant balances. Users were given the option to exchange their BTC balance to XMR or await the re-implementation of BTC for withdrawals.
As of December, vendors continued to report missing withdrawals, some reaching $60,000. While Cannabia was back online, access timeouts persisted. The prevailing sentiment among users is to exercise caution and avoid Bohemia until all outstanding issues are resolved.