Common questions

Short answers about BlackOps Market: the address, staying online, coins, safety, and what to do when a mirror is down.

What is the BlackOps Market address?

There is no single fixed address and no normal website. The market runs several onion addresses that all lead to the same place. Copy a current one from the entry points page and check it against the login screen before you sign in.

How do I know I am on the real one?

Do two checks. See that the address is on the PGP signed list, and match the address on the login page to your browser bar. A fake cannot pass both. Never type an address from memory.

Why is it slow or offline sometimes?

Onion sites lean on the Tor network. When the network is busy, everything is slow at once. Get a new circuit, try the other address, and check if the rest of your Tor browsing is slow too.

Which coin does it use?

Monero by default, for the privacy. Bitcoin only when a vendor asks for it, and route it through your own wallet.

Does it ask for my recovery words to log in?

No. A real login never asks for them. A page that does is a fake. Close it.

A mirror is down, now what?

Switch to another one. They all go to the same market. If they are all down for a few minutes while the rest of Tor is fine, wait it out. Keeping a small balance means an outage is never a big deal.