Short, practical guides for using the markets on this shortlist. Pick a topic.
PGP guide for Tor market users: verify market mirror announcements, sign messages to vendors, encrypt shipping addresses. Beginner-friendly, no jargon.
Monero guide for Tor market buyers: how deposits work, recommended Tor-only wallets, why XMR is the privacy default on the best Tor markets, and how it compares to Bitcoin.
How to tell a real Tor market from a phishing clone: onion fingerprint verification, page-header check, PGP-signed mirror list, common phishing patterns and how to avoid them.
Finalize-early (FE) explained: what it means, why some vendors ask for it, when it is reasonable to agree, and how it affects your dispute leverage if something goes wrong.
Beginner walkthrough for accessing any Tor market safely: Tor Browser setup, onion verification, captcha, PGP key and 2FA. The six steps that work for every market on our shortlist.
Bitcoin vs Monero for Tor market payments: privacy, fees, confirmation times, vendor compatibility, and the practical case for each in 2026.
