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Nexus Onion FAQ: Technical Questions
Technical questions about Nexus Market onion infrastructure: mirror selection, v3 address verification, captcha fingerprint, multisig escrow.
Mirror Selection
Which Nexus mirror should I use?
Any of the three operator-signed public mirrors. The primary is the operator-pinned default; the two backups route to the same back-end. Leaked mirrors are last-resort fallback only.
Are the leaked mirrors safe?
They work today and route to real Nexus. The operator has not endorsed them publicly and may revoke them without warning. Use only when no public mirror is reachable.
Why does Nexus run multiple mirrors?
Denial-of-service resistance. A single onion address can be knocked offline with cheap DoS traffic; three signed mirrors plus two fallbacks make the marketplace reachable through at least one route on a bad day.
V3 Address Verification
How do I verify a Nexus v3 onion address?
Compare all 56 characters of the base32 v3 address against the operator PGP-signed Dread post. Check the canonical onion printed in the marketplace banner against the URL bar. Verify the fingerprint embedded in the login captcha image matches the address.
Why are fake Nexus addresses common?
Vanity-key generation for v3 onions is computationally cheap for short prefix matches. A scammer can produce an address starting with the same first letters as a real Nexus mirror and randomize the remainder. Always read the full address, not the prefix.
Fingerprint Captcha
What does the captcha fingerprint actually verify?
The captcha image contains the canonical onion address baked into the pixels via a steganographic encoding signed by the operator key. A phishing clone cannot regenerate the same image without the operator private key.
What if the captcha and URL bar do not match?
The page is a phishing clone. Close the tab immediately, do not type credentials, do not deposit funds. Report the address in the Nexus operator Dread thread so a signed warning post can go out.
Multisig Escrow
What is 2-of-3 multisig on Nexus?
A multisig wallet controlled by three keys (buyer, vendor, market). Release of funds requires any two signatures. The market alone cannot release the deposit.
What wallet do I need for multisig?
Any wallet that supports PSBT or the script-pay format Nexus uses. Sparrow for BTC, Feather for XMR work out of the box. The market issues the redemption script during checkout.
Currencies and Deposits
What currencies does Nexus support?
BTC, XMR, LTC, plus a small set of additional altcoins. XMR for privacy by default; BTC for compatibility with most exchanges.
How long does a deposit take to clear?
XMR: roughly twenty minutes from broadcast. BTC: one to three confirmations, usually under an hour. LTC: under thirty minutes.