Nexus Market FAQ

How do I get to Nexus Market

Use a Tor browser, not a normal one. Install it from torproject.org, then copy one of the three addresses from the bar at the top of this page and paste it into the address bar. Do not type it, paste it. The tab goes dark and a loader appears with the NEXUS mark and red bars. It says to allow up to 30 seconds, so wait it out and do not refresh. When the check finishes the market opens on its own. One of the addresses, for reference, is nexusb2l7njnf2i5dm3ushgrwayuicpofzcs4bkknpzfdwwbwbgqwtyd.onion, and the other two work the same way.

Do I need an account to browse

No. The storefront is visible without an account. Categories, listings, prices, vendor records, all of it loads for a logged out visitor. The account is created inside the market when you go to buy, not on a separate sign up page. You pick the username and password there, and the password stays between you and the market. There is no email confirmation and no external login step.

How do I log in

You log in only after you have made an account inside the market. The login form appears after the interface loads, not on a landing page. The password is the one you chose, and you do not share it with anyone, including support. If the market offers two factor authentication, turn it on, it is the one extra lock that is actually worth having. A page that asks for a password before the market interface is up is not the market, and a "support" message that asks you to send the password is not support either.

What payment methods work

Bitcoin and monero, and only those two. No cards, no banks, no clearnet wallet. Every order gets its own payment address, and the coins sit in escrow until you confirm the order arrived, so the seller is paid only after you say it did. The full flow, including what to check before you confirm, is on the payments page.

How do I know the address is real

Check the shape. The real address starts with the letters nexus, ends with .onion, and the part before .onion is exactly 56 characters long, lowercase, no hyphens, no spaces. All three real addresses share that shape. If a candidate is shorter, longer, or has anything after .onion, it is not one of the three. The three real ones are equal, none is a main and none is a backup, and they are listed without any ranking on the address page. To go further, the market signs its statements, and the key to check them against is on the verification page.

Why are there three addresses

Because the market runs three equal entrances into the same place. There is no hierarchy. None is primary, none is a mirror of the others, none is a fallback. Each one resolves to the same Nexus Market, and which you use only changes the route your traffic takes. If one is slow or down on a given day, the other two are still the market. An address that worked yesterday can be down today, so the test is always pasting it in and seeing the loader, not trusting that it was up last time.

What if the page does not load

Give the loader a full minute before you give up, because the check can take up to 30 seconds and a slow circuit can stretch it. If it still has not finished, close the tab and try a different one of the three addresses. Switching exit nodes helps if your route is the problem, but it does not help if the address itself is down. A dead address stays dead no matter which exit you go through, so the move that actually works is the other address, not the other exit node.

Does support ask for my password

No, and it never should. The password is the one you chose inside the market, and the market does not need you to send it. Support replies carry a PGP signature, so you can check that the answer came from the market instead of just believing the name in the reply. If a "support" message asks for the password, or for coins to an address that is not on your order, stop. The key and the fingerprint for checking those signatures are on the verification page.

What happens if I lose my password

Recovery runs inside the market, not through an email link. You go through the market's own recovery path, and the confirmation goes through PGP, the same key that signs the public statements. There is no "forgot password" email, because there is no email in the loop at all. If you cannot reach the recovery path, the move is to contact support and confirm through the signed channel, not to hand the password question to an unsolicited message.

Is Nexus Market the same as other markets

No. Nexus Market is its own market, open since November 2023, with its own addresses, its own escrow, and its own signed statements. It is not a continuation of a market that closed, and it is not the same place that changed its name. Other darknet markets have their own addresses and their own rules, and none of them share Nexus's .onion strings. If a page calls itself Nexus but uses a different address or a different key, it is not this market, whatever it claims to be.