Nexus Market Web URL: Wallet Configuration and Funding Guide

Before you transfer any money, make sure your Tor Browser is set up correctly. JavaScript disabled, safe mode engaged. You connect through an entry guard, a middle relay, and an exit node, but because you are connecting to a v3 onion address, the traffic never actually leaves the Tor network. Like Tor's onion-address glossary entry said, a v3 onion address is a self-authenticating cryptographic identifier.

Once you have a verified nexus market mirror, navigate to the wallet section. You will generate a unique Monero collateral note address. Do not reuse this address. Generate a new one for every collateral note. The platform's infrastructure handles the backend routing, but the responsibility of sending clean funds lies with you. Harm reduction groups such as DanceSafe emphasize the importance of secure, verifiable sourcing, and that principle extends to your digital hygiene.

It seems like a long time, but collateral notes generally take ten minutes to process depending on network congestion. If an hour has gone by we could see why you're beginning to worry. Don't panic though. There could be a number of reasons for the short delay.

We cannot stress this enough. Never collateral note funds without verifying the nexus market onion address. Phishing clone sites are sophisticated, they will mirror the exact look and feel of the real platform, captchas will work, even forum posts will be linked. The only mathematical proof of authenticity is a PGP signature.

This verification is based upon the standards which are currently guaranteed by OpenPGP.org. administrators of the market sign a message with contains the documented nexus market mirrors used with their canonical private key. you verify this message with their public key. Using software such as GnuPG, you can handle your keys.

To make this easier, we keep a PGP Signature Verifier tool below. You can paste any .onion URL that says it's a Nexus Market mirror and we will check it against the documented PGP signing key of the market and report back to you if the signature is a match.

If the verification is successful, you can move forward. If it isn’t, shut down your Tor Browser and search for another marketplace URL.

Once you have money in your wallet, you can start engaging with the 600 vendors on the site. To protect all involved, the market uses multisig escrow, meaning the funds are stored in a crypto smart contract that needs two out of three signatures to access: the user, the vendor, and the market admin.

You sign the first key of the transaction so that the money can be locked in. The vendor needs to sign the second key to signify that the product has been sent. Then, you need to sign the final key to unlock the money and release it to the vendor. If there is a disagreement, the market administrator is the last key holder that can unlock and release the money to the party that is right.

This system prevents exit scams. Even if the nexus darknet market administrators decide to shut down the servers, they cannot steal the funds locked in multisig escrow because they only hold one of the three necessary keys. As covered in The Guardian's Tor coverage, the cat-and-mouse game of network surveillance requires constant vigilance, and multisig escrow is a powerful tool in that fight.

Make sure to use PGP-required messaging for any entry details from vendors. Never send addresses or tracking numbers in plaintext. The nexus market documented policy is there for a reason!