Who destroyed the database? Big Vern or James D sallah who was responsible for the latter, the database was "destroyed" 3 months after Cryptsy ended, be honest any hosting company keeps backups of the databases and it is absolutely impossible that Big Vern could have destroyed the database without the consent of James D Sallah, even though he had full control of it, this guy is a crook just read this article to understand it https://www.law360. com/articles/1383609/receiver-s-rare-step-gives-investors-new-hope-after-fbi-raid you can bribe him by offering him an olive to garnish his Martini. The Database still exists, Sp4ke used the DB pretending to be the famous "CVC Crew" to sway Daniel Edgecombe, after checking they never published anything like that. According to some sources, after a drunken New Year, Daniel Edgecombe would have tagged near his former home "kills arabs" https://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/photos-des-tags-racistes-incitent-a-tuer- arabs-in-a-village-in-the-alpes-maritimes-288075

(I strongly condemn racism, but I understand mr Edgecombe's anger and outburst).