Nexus Market FAQ: the Researcher Answers
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01 / What is Nexus Market?
A Tor-native marketplace where math holds the money, not an admin. Funds lock on-chain in 2-of-3 multisig; the market can't rug. Reputation is staked through bonds and Trust Weight, not faked with counts.
02 / How does 2-of-3 escrow work?
Buyer funds a per-order multisig address. Vendor ships. Buyer co-signs release with the vendor — or the arbiter co-signs with the winning side in a dispute, normally within 72 hours. Nexus never holds two keys.
03 / How do I verify a real Nexus mirror?
Verify the PGP signature on Dread, match all 56 v3 characters, confirm your canary phrase renders, and require a PGP challenge at login. Full ritual in /mirror/.
04 / Does Nexus support Monero?
Yes — XMR is the default, BTC is legacy support. Churn once, never reuse subaddresses, fund per order. Flow documented in /crypto/.
05 / What is Trust Weight?
Completed escrows × median ticket × age / disputes, plus a ≥$500 XMR bond. Farming micro-reviews burns capital. Economics in /marketplace/.
06 / Do I need Tor?
For escrow and PGP, yes. Clearnet works for reading this archive, but spending and messaging require Tor Browser in Safest mode. Setup in /opsec/.
07 / What are the main risks?
Phishing clones first, courier opsec second, BTC chain analysis third. Exit-scam is minimal by design. Mitigate with the canary ritual, native XMR and sub-$20 test escrows.
08 / Where is Nexus heading?
Toward protocol, not site: hardware-wallet multisig, portable vendor identities, federated arbiters. The trustless model becomes a spec anyone can implement.