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Nexus Market news

Product and ops notes with dates. If a page will not open, use connection troubleshooting — this feed is not a live monitor. Onion roster: mirrors.

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July 24, 2026
Security

Login and captcha hardening ahead of holiday traffic

Nexus tightened captcha and login checks before expected holiday load. Extra verification steps may appear on first login from a new circuit. Recommended housekeeping: refresh stale PGP keys, keep 2FA on, and bookmark onions from this resource rather than random search results.

March 10, 2026
Payments

Monero withdrawal path upgraded

XMR withdraw processing was rebuilt on fresher node infrastructure. Users should see shorter waits after submitting a withdrawal, with the usual confirmation requirements unchanged. Monero remains the quieter option for payment privacy; see the Monero guide if you are still on BTC only.

January 20, 2026
Infrastructure

Mirror roster confirmed: primary plus two backups

Nexus continues to publish one primary onion and two mirrors. When one host is slow, rotate through the list on onion-mirror-link instead of inventing extra “backup” URLs from forums.

January 15, 2026
Vendors

Vendor Verification 2.0 requirements

New vendors face stricter onboarding: prior-market reputation where applicable, higher bonds, longer escrow on early sales, and mandatory PGP for vendor messaging. Existing verified shops are grandfathered unless they violate policy. Buyer-side escrow behavior is unchanged — see how Nexus works.

January 5, 2026
Product

UI pass: search, vendor pages, order tracking

Catalog search got denser filters. Vendor profiles and order tracking were cleaned up for Tor’s slower round-trips. Expect the same dual Physical / Digital modes with less scrolling.

December 25, 2025
Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance window completed

Database and DDoS-edge work finished after the announced window. If you still hit timeouts after a maintenance post, follow the troubleshooting checklist before assuming a longer outage.

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Onions and copy tools on mirrors. Connection failures on troubleshooting. Buyer mechanics on how Nexus works.