Monero (XMR): default on Torzon Darknet
Why Monero is mandatory-grade privacy
Monero hides sender, receiver and amount with ring signatures, stealth addresses and confidential transactions — see Monero on Wikipedia and the official guides at getmonero.org. That is why Torzon Market prices, bonds and escrow default to XMR. Practical rules: churn once after exchange withdrawal, never reuse a subaddress across identities, and wait for 10+ confirmations before treating a deposit as final during congestion.
Bitcoin (BTC): legacy support with warnings
Bitcoin remains accepted for buyers without Monero access, but it is transparent by design. Never send directly from a KYC exchange to market escrow. Swap to XMR or CoinJoin first, use a fresh address per order, and assume every hop is permanently recorded.
Multi-Sig escrow: 2-of-3 explained
Three keys are generated — buyer, vendor, market — and any two can authorize release (multisignature). Happy path: buyer and vendor co-sign on delivery. Dispute path: the prevailing party co-signs with the market key. No single party, including the market, can move funds alone. Always verify cosigner fingerprints over PGP before funding — PGP on Wikipedia.
Warrant Canary linkage and fee discipline
Escrow parameters and fee changes are announced alongside the signed canary. If terms change without a signed update, hold off on funding and ask for clarification through internal tickets. Cross-check mirror authenticity in /mirror/ and session rules in /opsec/. Wallet-hygiene discussion: r/Monero.