Dark Matter Market FAQ

No, Dark Matter Market offers account-less purchasing for basic transactions. However, creating an account enables additional features:

• Order history tracking
• Saved payment settings
• Vendor communication
• Dispute resolution

Accounts are secured with client-side encryption - we never store plaintext passwords.

We strongly recommend PGP-based two-factor authentication:

1. Generate a dedicated PGP keypair for Dark Matter use
2. Set up your account with the public key
3. Each login requires decrypting a challenge message

This prevents phishing and ensures only key holders can access the account, even with compromised credentials.

Monero provides essential privacy features that other cryptocurrencies lack:

These features make financial tracking impossible, protecting both buyers and sellers.

For optimal privacy when converting BTC to XMR:

1. Use decentralized exchanges like Haveno or decentralized atomic swaps
2. If using centralized exchanges, choose non-KYC options
3. Send XMR to a fresh wallet before transferring to Dark Matter
4. Consider chaining wallets for additional obfuscation

We implement multiple anti-phishing measures:

• Visual Cryptography: Unique session-based watermarks
• PGP Verification: All official URLs are signed
• Personal Security Phrase: User-defined verification text
• Browser Fingerprinting: Detects suspicious client configurations

Despite these measures, always verify URLs through multiple trusted sources.

We use hybrid encryption combining:

This dual approach secures communications against both current and future quantum computing threats.

Dark Matter's 2-of-3 multisig escrow provides superior protection:

1. Buyer sends XMR to a 3-key multisig address
2. Keys are held by buyer, seller, and market (as mediator)
3. Funds release requires 2 signatures (buyer+seller for smooth transactions)
4. Disputes are resolved with market mediation (market+seller or market+buyer)

This eliminates single points of failure while preventing fraudulent disputes.

Vendors must complete our rigorous verification:

Only 23% of applicants complete verification successfully.

If the main URL is inaccessible:

1. Try our verified mirror links (updated weekly)
2. Check our official Dread forum for status updates
3. Verify all URLs through PGP signatures
4. Never search for links on clearnet search engines

Dark Matter maintains 99.9% uptime across all mirror nodes.

Common suspension reasons include:

Contact support through verified channels with your PGP key for resolution.