Nexus Market FAQ

“Safe” depends on your behavior. The market provides escrow, PGP messaging, and optional 2FA, but cannot stop phishing URLs, weak passwords, or law-enforcement risk.

Minimum safety checklist:

• Source URLs only from our verified link directory
• Complete registration security steps (mnemonic + PGP 2FA)
• Encrypt shipping details with PGP — never plaintext addresses
• Prefer Monero for sensitive orders (see payment section below)
• Read our legitimacy review before depositing large amounts

Clone sites are the main “scam” risk — they copy Nexus branding to harvest logins. The marketplace itself has operated continuously with public vendor bonds, which we document in our review verdict.

Red flags you are on a phishing clone:

• URL shared via Telegram, Reddit, or “mirror finder” bots
• Missing PGP 2FA challenge on login when you previously enabled it
• Deposit addresses that change every refresh without an order
• Spelling errors in the v3 onion hostname — compare against our link page character by character

We split access into two pages on purpose:

• Links: copy a verified .onion address from the Nexus Market link page (the only page that lists URLs)
• Account: after the login page loads, follow the registration guide to create credentials

Install Tor from torproject.org — we do not repeat full Tor setup here to avoid duplicating the link page walkthrough.

Connection problems are handled on the status & troubleshooting page — uptime charts, incident log, and Tor fixes live there exclusively.

Quick triage: (1) confirm status is not OUTAGE, (2) try the next mirror on the link page, (3) request a new Tor circuit. Do not hunt “fresh links” on forums.

Optional. A no-logs VPN hides Tor usage from your ISP; it does not replace Tor for .onion access. Connect VPN → launch Tor Browser → paste a URL from our link page. If circuits fail to build, disconnect the VPN and retry — full network diagnostics are on the status page.

Internal wallet deposits: BTC and XMR only. BTC is easier to source but leaves a public trail to the market deposit address; XMR hides amounts and counterparties on-chain. After deposit, funds sit in your market balance until you pay for an order — the market does not auto-mix BTC for you.

We do not publish payment tutorials for other markets here. Rating impact of BTC vs XMR is discussed in the review.

Escrow timeline from a buyer’s view:

• Order placed: BTC/XMR moves from your market wallet into escrow
• Shipped: vendor marks sent; you wait within the stated window
• Finalize: you release escrow after inspecting the package
• Dispute: open a ticket before auto-finalize if the order is wrong or late

Finalize Early (FE) skips buyer protection — only use with vendors you already trust. FE policy details are in our review, not on the link page.

Registration is documented end-to-end on the registration guide (username rules, mnemonic storage, PGP upload, 2FA). This FAQ does not duplicate those steps.

You need a verified .onion session first — obtain it from the link page, then open Register on the market login screen.

Only if you still have the mnemonic from sign-up. Clear the login captcha, use the recovery option, enter the words in order, and set a new password. There is no email reset behind it.

Lose the mnemonic and the account — plus its wallet balance — is unrecoverable; Nexus stores no passwords and keeps no backdoor. Only ever type the phrase on an endpoint from the verified link page, since this screen is a favourite phishing target.

2FA is PGP-based: each login presents a ciphertext you decrypt with your private key. Without a uploaded public key, 2FA cannot work. Full enablement walkthrough with screenshots lives on the registration guide — not repeated here.