Getting Started
Roadmap before you open any onion.
Read threat model notes, install a privacy OS, learn PGP, then open market pages on this desk. Order: OS → PGP → Crypto → Markets.
- Never use your daily OS for sensitive research sessions.
- Never paste onions from search ads.
- Never reuse passwords across markets.
Research desk (October 2026)
- Is Nexus down? — Exit-scam status — do not deposit.
- Is Nexus legit? — October 2026 legitimacy answer.
- Nexus scam report — Short exit-scam archive note.
- Is Dark Matter down? — Offline / exit-scam status.
- Is Dark Matter legit? — Legitimacy after exit.
- Dark Matter scam report — Exit-scam educational note.
- Abacus alternatives 2026 — Where Abacus searchers moved.
- Nexus alternatives — Post-exit migration map.
- Dark Matter alternatives — Live-desk comparison.
- Torzon vs Drug Hub — Head-to-head comparison.
- Torzon vs Catharsis — Volume vs newer desk.
- Torzon vs Omega — Catalog vs listings narrative.
- Torzon vs Black Ops — Mirrors vs growth-name desk.
- Torzon vs We The North — Global volume vs Canada.
- Catharsis vs Omega — Peer comparison without Torzon.
- Drug Hub vs Black Ops — XMR-niche pair.
- XMR markets 2026 — Monero-tagged live desks.
- Best markets October 2026 — Dated editorial roundup.
- How to verify an onion — Full-string checklist.
- Fake Torzon onion — Clone pattern note.