Torzon Market Features

Cryptocurrency is the lifeblood of Torzon Market, and we support the two most important digital assets for privacy-conscious users: Bitcoin (BTC) and Monero (XMR). Each offers distinct advantages, and understanding when to use which currency is crucial for optimizing your privacy and transaction efficiency.

Bitcoin (BTC): The Digital Gold Standard

Bitcoin remains the most widely accepted cryptocurrency on Torzon Market, accounting for approximately 68% of all transactions as of January 19, 2026. Its advantages include universal acceptance, deep liquidity, and a mature ecosystem of wallets and tools. Every vendor on our platform accepts BTC, making it the most versatile payment option.

However, Bitcoin's transparency is a double-edged sword. Every transaction is permanently recorded on a public blockchain where amounts, sender addresses, and recipient addresses are visible to anyone with a blockchain explorer. While addresses are pseudonymous rather than directly tied to real-world identities, sophisticated chain analysis can often de-anonymize users by linking addresses to exchanges, IP addresses, or other identifying information.

For Torzon Market users paying with Bitcoin, we strongly recommend the following privacy practices:

• Use Fresh Addresses: Never reuse Bitcoin addresses. Our platform automatically generates a unique address for each transaction, but you should also use a new receiving address in your wallet for each withdrawal.
• Coin Mixing: Before depositing to Torzon Market, run your BTC through a reputable mixer or CoinJoin service like Wasabi Wallet or Samourai Whirlpool. This breaks the chain analysis trail.
• Avoid Exchange Withdrawals: Don't send Bitcoin directly from an exchange (Coinbase, Binance, etc.) to Torzon Market. Exchanges maintain detailed transaction logs and comply with law enforcement requests. Always use an intermediate wallet under your sole control.
• Tor for Everything: Access your Bitcoin wallet over Tor to prevent IP address leakage. Many wallet software packages support Tor routing, including Electrum and Bitcoin Core.

Our Bitcoin integration uses industry-standard BIP32/BIP44 hierarchical deterministic wallets, ensuring that each deposit address is cryptographically derived from a master seed. This allows for efficient address generation while maintaining security. Transaction fees are calculated dynamically based on current network conditions, with three priority levels: economy (confirmation in 60+ minutes), standard (10-30 minutes), and priority (next block).

Monero (XMR): Privacy by Default

While Bitcoin requires users to take active steps to achieve privacy, Monero provides privacy by default through its core protocol design. XMR transactions use three key technologies to ensure complete untraceability:

• Ring Signatures: When you send XMR, your transaction is mixed with 10 other decoy transactions, making it mathematically impossible to determine which is the real sender. As of the Monero v0.18.4 network upgrade in January 2026, the ring size is fixed at 16, providing even stronger anonymity.
• Stealth Addresses: Each Monero transaction creates a one-time destination address that cannot be linked to the recipient's published address. Observers can see that a transaction occurred, but not to whom it was sent.
• RingCT (Ring Confidential Transactions): Transaction amounts are hidden using cryptographic commitments and range proofs. Unlike Bitcoin, where anyone can see that you sent 0.5 BTC, Monero transactions reveal nothing about the amount transferred.

The result is that Monero transactions are truly untraceable. Blockchain analysis firms that can track Bitcoin with reasonable accuracy are completely blind when it comes to XMR. This is why Monero has become the preferred currency for users who prioritize maximum privacy.

On Torzon Market, approximately 32% of transactions now use Monero, a number that has steadily grown from just 18% in early 2024. We fully support XMR for deposits, vendor payments, and withdrawals. Our Monero integration includes:

• Integrated Addresses: We use Monero integrated addresses that include a payment ID, allowing us to automatically credit your account when your XMR deposit is confirmed.
• Multisig Escrow: Just like with Bitcoin, XMR transactions use 2-of-3 multisignature escrow for buyer protection. See our security features page for technical details.
• Dynamic Fees: Monero network fees are extremely low compared to Bitcoin (typically $0.02-0.05 per transaction), but we still allow users to choose between minimum, normal, and priority fee levels.
• Subaddress Support: For enhanced privacy, we support Monero subaddresses, allowing you to generate unlimited receiving addresses from a single master wallet without any link between them.

Currency Conversion and Exchange Rates

All product prices on Torzon Market are listed in USD equivalent, but you can pay with either BTC or XMR. Our system fetches real-time exchange rates from multiple cryptocurrency exchanges every 5 minutes and calculates a weighted average to determine conversion rates. This protects both buyers and vendors from exchange rate volatility during the transaction window.

Current exchange rates as of January 19, 2026, 18:47 UTC:

Currency	USD Price	24h Change	Transaction Time
Bitcoin (BTC)	$43,287.63	+2.34%	~10-30 min
Monero (XMR)	$187.42	-0.87%	~4-20 min

When you place an order, the cryptocurrency amount is locked at the current exchange rate for 30 minutes. This gives you time to complete your payment without worrying about price fluctuations. If the payment is not received within 30 minutes, the order is automatically canceled and you'll need to create a new order at the updated exchange rate.

For more information about our overall platform architecture and security model, see our about page.

With over 3,217 verified vendors and 47,893 active product listings as of January 19, 2026, finding exactly what you need on Torzon Market requires powerful search and filtering tools. We've invested heavily in our search infrastructure to ensure you can quickly and accurately locate products, vendors, and information.

Multi-Parameter Search Engine

Our search system supports complex Boolean queries, allowing you to combine multiple search terms with AND, OR, and NOT operators. You can search across product titles, descriptions, vendor names, and categories simultaneously. The search engine uses full-text indexing with stemming and synonym recognition, so searches for "electronics" will also match "electronic," "electronical," and related terms.

Advanced search parameters include:

• Price Range: Set minimum and maximum USD values to filter products within your budget. Supports both BTC and XMR equivalent pricing.
• Vendor Rating: Filter to show only products from vendors with specific rating thresholds (e.g., 4.5+ stars only).
• Shipping Origin: Filter by vendor location to optimize delivery times or jurisdiction preferences. We support 47 origin countries as of January 2026.
• Shipping Destination: Show only vendors who ship to your specific region or country. This prevents wasting time browsing products that can't be delivered to you.
• Product Condition: Filter between new, refurbished, used, or digital goods.
• Vendor Trust Level: Filter by vendor tier (New, Trusted, Verified) to balance between established sellers and newcomers.
• Escrow Type: Filter for multi-sig escrow only (recommended) or include Finalize Early (FE) listings from highly trusted vendors.
• Listing Age: Show only products listed within the last 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or any custom timeframe.

Category Hierarchy and Taxonomy

Torzon Market organizes products into a comprehensive 3-level category hierarchy with 23 top-level categories, 187 subcategories, and over 600 specific tags. This allows for both broad browsing and highly specific filtering.

Top-level categories include:

Category	Active Listings	Avg. Rating
Digital Goods	12,847	4.7
Electronics	8,493	4.6
Services	6,128	4.5
Software & Licenses	5,384	4.8
Security & Privacy Tools	3,972	4.9
Other (18 categories)	11,069	4.6

Sorting and Ranking Algorithms

Search results can be sorted by multiple criteria:

• Relevance: Our default sorting algorithm considers keyword match quality, vendor reputation, recent sales volume, and user ratings to surface the most relevant and trustworthy results first.
• Price (Low to High / High to Low): Sort by USD equivalent price in ascending or descending order.
• Vendor Rating: Prioritize listings from highest-rated vendors.
• Sales Volume: Show best-selling products first, based on 30-day transaction data.
• Newest First: See the latest product listings immediately.
• Ending Soon: For time-limited offers or auctions, sort by expiration date.

The relevance algorithm is continuously refined based on user engagement metrics. If users consistently skip certain results in favor of others, our machine learning models adjust ranking weights accordingly. This creates a self-improving search experience that gets better over time.

Saved Searches and Alerts

You can save frequently used search queries and receive encrypted notifications when new listings match your criteria. This is particularly useful for rare or specialized items that aren't always available. Our notification system uses PGP-encrypted messages sent to your registered email address, ensuring that even your shopping interests remain private.

For comprehensive details on how to access and navigate Torzon Market, visit our complete access tutorial.

The vendor trust system is the backbone of Torzon Market's reputation economy. Unlike platforms where anyone can create unlimited accounts and start selling immediately, we implement rigorous verification and performance tracking to protect buyers from scammers and reward high-quality vendors.

Three-Tier Vendor System

All vendors on Torzon Market fall into one of three tiers, each with distinct privileges, restrictions, and bond requirements:

Vendor Reputation Metrics

Every vendor on Torzon Market has a public profile displaying comprehensive reputation metrics. These include:

• Overall Rating: Calculated as a weighted average of all buyer reviews, with recent reviews weighted more heavily. Scale of 1-5 stars with 0.1 precision.
• Transaction Count: Total number of completed orders since vendor registration. This is a tamper-proof blockchain-verified metric.
• Response Time: Average time for vendor to respond to buyer messages. We track median response time to avoid outlier skewing.
• Shipping Speed: Average time from order placement to buyer marking as "received." Calculated separately for domestic and international orders.
• Dispute Rate: Percentage of transactions that resulted in formal disputes. Lower is better; elite vendors maintain <0.5% dispute rates.
• Member Since: Vendor registration date, allowing buyers to distinguish established vendors from newcomers.
• Sales Volume (30-day): Total USD value of completed transactions in the past 30 days, providing insight into vendor activity level.

Review and Rating System

Buyer reviews are the heart of the vendor trust system. After a transaction is finalized, buyers have 14 days to leave a detailed review with the following components:

• Star Rating: 1-5 stars across four categories: Product Quality, Communication, Shipping Speed, and Stealth/Packaging.
• Written Review: Free-text feedback (50-2000 characters) describing the transaction experience. Reviews are PGP-signed to prevent tampering.
• Product Photos: Optional encrypted image uploads showing product quality (available only to logged-in users to prevent exposure).
• Recommendation: Boolean yes/no on whether the buyer would purchase from this vendor again.

Our anti-manipulation algorithms detect and flag suspicious review patterns, including:

• Abnormally high volume of reviews in short timeframes (possible fake review campaigns)
• Reviews from new accounts with no other transaction history (shill accounts)
• Identical or near-identical review text across multiple accounts (copy-paste fake reviews)
• Suspicious correlations between review timing and vendor bond top-ups (buying positive feedback)

Flagged reviews are held for manual moderator review. Vendors found to be gaming the system face immediate tier demotion and potential permanent bans.

Vendor Bond System and Exit Scam Prevention

The refundable vendor bond serves multiple critical functions. First, it creates a financial barrier to entry that deters scammers from creating throwaway accounts. At current Bitcoin prices, the 0.05 BTC new vendor bond represents a significant investment ($2,164 USD as of January 19, 2026).

Second, the bond serves as collateral for dispute resolution. If a vendor loses a dispute and refuses to refund the buyer, funds can be deducted from their bond to compensate the buyer. Vendors must maintain their bond balance above the minimum threshold to continue selling.

Third, bond requirements scale with sales volume. Once a vendor's total order value in escrow exceeds 10x their bond amount, they are required to increase their bond proportionally. This prevents the classic exit scam scenario where a vendor builds reputation with small orders, then disappears after accepting a large volume of orders.

Since implementing tiered vendor bonds in March 2023, Torzon Market has experienced zero successful vendor exit scams, compared to an industry average of 3-5 exit scams per year on major markets.

For more platform statistics and performance metrics, see our detailed statistics page.

The escrow system is what transforms Torzon Market from a risky anonymous transaction platform into a structured marketplace with buyer protections and vendor accountability. Our 2-of-3 multi-signature escrow provides cryptographic guarantees that neither party can cheat without consequence.

How Escrow Works: Step-by-Step

When you place an order on Torzon Market, here's exactly what happens:

1. Order Placement: You select a product, enter shipping details (PGP-encrypted with vendor's public key), and choose payment currency (BTC or XMR).
2. Multisig Address Generation: The system creates a unique 2-of-3 multisig address for this specific transaction, with keys held by you (buyer), the vendor, and the Torzon Market platform.
3. Payment Deposit: You send the exact order amount to the multisig address. Funds are now locked in escrow—no one can access them unilaterally.
4. Vendor Notification: Once the blockchain confirms your payment (1 confirmation for XMR, 2 confirmations for BTC), the vendor is notified and can begin processing your order.
5. Order Processing: Vendor prepares and ships your order. They may upload tracking information to the order page (encrypted with your PGP key).
6. Delivery Confirmation: You receive the product and verify it meets the listing description. If satisfied, you click "Finalize Order," which signs the multisig transaction releasing funds to the vendor.
7. Fund Release: The vendor also signs the transaction, and funds are immediately released from escrow to their account (minus platform fees).

In this ideal scenario, the platform never needs to get involved. The buyer and vendor complete the transaction peer-to-peer, with escrow providing security guarantees but not requiring platform intervention.

Auto-Finalize Timer

To prevent indefinite escrow lock-up (which could be used to grief vendors), all orders have an auto-finalize timer. The duration depends on vendor tier and product category:

Product Category	New Vendor	Trusted Vendor	Verified Vendor
Digital Goods	3 days	2 days	1 day
Physical (Domestic)	14 days	12 days	10 days
Physical (International)	28 days	21 days	17 days
Services	7 days	5 days	3 days

If the buyer does not manually finalize or open a dispute before the timer expires, the order is automatically finalized and funds are released to the vendor. This protects vendors from malicious buyers who might attempt to receive products without releasing payment.

Dispute Resolution Process

When problems arise—products don't arrive, quality doesn't match descriptions, or communication breaks down—buyers can open a formal dispute. Here's how the process works:

1. Dispute Opening: Buyer clicks "Open Dispute" before the auto-finalize timer expires. This freezes the timer and notifies both vendor and platform moderators.
2. Evidence Submission: Both parties have 72 hours to submit evidence: photos, tracking numbers, encrypted message logs, PGP-signed statements, etc. All evidence is encrypted and only viewable by authorized moderators.
3. Moderator Assignment: A neutral moderator is randomly assigned from our pool of 23 trained dispute resolution specialists. Moderators cannot handle disputes involving vendors they've transacted with (conflict of interest prevention).
4. Investigation: Moderator reviews all evidence, consults platform policies, and may request additional information from both parties.
5. Resolution Decision: Within 5 business days, the moderator issues a binding decision: full refund to buyer, full release to vendor, or partial split (e.g., 70/30).
6. Fund Release: The platform uses its escrow key to sign the transaction according to the moderator's decision. Funds are released immediately.
7. Appeal Option: Either party can appeal within 48 hours. Appeals are reviewed by senior moderators and require new evidence or procedural errors to overturn original decisions.

Our current dispute resolution metrics (as of January 19, 2026):

• Average resolution time: 4.7 days (down from 8.3 days in June 2025)
• Buyer-favorable outcomes: 51.4%
• Vendor-favorable outcomes: 41.8%
• Partial split outcomes: 6.8%
• Appeal rate: 12.3%
• Appeal success rate: 18.7%

These balanced statistics demonstrate that our moderators are impartial arbiters, not biased toward buyers or vendors. The relatively low appeal success rate indicates that initial decisions are usually well-reasoned and supported by evidence.

"Fair dispute resolution is the foundation of marketplace trust. At Torzon, we don't take sides—we follow evidence and policy. This is what separates professional markets from scam platforms." — Dispute Resolution Team, January 2026

For detailed information about our security architecture including multi-sig implementation, see our security features page. For help with specific issues, visit our support center.

Bulk Order Discounts

Many vendors offer quantity-based pricing tiers. When viewing a product, you'll see a pricing table showing discounts for larger orders. Discounts typically range from 5-15% for 5+ units, up to 25-40% for 50+ units. This incentivizes bulk purchases while allowing vendors to optimize their logistics and reduce per-unit shipping costs.

Wishlist and Favorites

Save products to your encrypted wishlist for future reference. Your wishlist is stored encrypted on our servers and can only be decrypted with your account credentials. You can also favorite vendors to quickly access their storefronts and receive notifications about new listings or special offers.

Private Messaging System

All buyer-vendor communication happens through our integrated messaging system with mandatory PGP encryption. Messages are never stored in plaintext on our servers. The system supports:

• Text messages up to 10,000 characters
• Encrypted file attachments up to 5 MB (images, documents, etc.)
• Read receipts (optional, enabled by recipient)
• Message threading by order for easy conversation tracking

Referral Program

Registered users can generate unique referral links. When someone creates an account using your link and completes their first purchase, you receive a 3% commission (paid in your choice of BTC or XMR). There's no limit to referral earnings, and some active community members earn 0.1-0.3 BTC monthly through referrals alone.

Multi-Currency Wallet Dashboard

Your account includes integrated BTC and XMR wallets with full transaction history, QR code generation for deposits, and batch withdrawal capabilities. The dashboard shows real-time balance in both cryptocurrency amounts and USD equivalent, with detailed transaction logs for accounting purposes.

Mobile-Responsive Design

While we always recommend desktop access via Tor Browser for maximum security, our interface is fully responsive and works on mobile devices. The mobile layout prioritizes essential features and simplifies navigation for smaller screens. For mobile access instructions, see our tutorial page.

API Access (Verified Vendors Only)

Verified vendors can request API keys for programmatic access to listing management, order processing, and analytics. Our REST API supports JSON responses and uses HMAC-SHA256 authentication. This allows high-volume vendors to integrate Torzon Market with their inventory management systems and automate routine tasks.

API documentation is available to Verified vendors through their account dashboard. Rate limits are set at 60 requests per minute for read operations and 20 requests per minute for write operations.

For information about platform uptime, transaction volumes, and user growth, visit our statistics page. To learn about platform history and philosophy, see our about page.