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These are likely nation state actors who have the ability to fund these attacks. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re using advanced techniques to slow down the network and track the routes as they traverse. I would be wary of anonymity while using tor during one of these attacks.

[TechBro8615]

Eh, the techniques don't need to be that advanced or even expensive, and there are plenty of markets with motivation to DDOS their competitors. The government might even prefer that the markets stay up, so they can continue monitoring them and honeypotting criminals using them.