I don't think running Silk Road would be very useful for that purpose, any more than running Kickstarter would be useful for mapping the traditional investing world, or running reddit would be useful for mapping print distribution networks.
It would be useful for busting buyers, but no more so than traditional cop-on-the-street sting operations.
It would be useful for busting buyers, but no more so than traditional cop-on-the-street sting operations.