How links change

Addresses come and go over time. A node gets retired for maintenance, a new one gets warmed up, or an old one gets dropped after it drew too much abuse. This is normal for any long-running onion service, and it is why a link that worked six months ago might not work today.

Why we log the changes

Keeping a public record of which addresses are current and which are retired is a safety feature in itself. If someone hands you an address that we pulled long ago, that tells you something. Either they are working from a stale bookmark, or a fake is trying to trade on an address people used to trust. Either way, if the address is not on the current list and not on the signed list, do not sign in on it.

How a new link gets on this page

A new address does not go up the moment we hear about it. We reach it over Tor, confirm it is the real market and not a copy, and match it against the market signed list before it appears here. That is slower than just posting whatever shows up, and that is the point. A short, correct list beats a long list you cannot trust.

When you meet a new address anywhere else, treat it as unverified until you have checked it yourself. The verify page walks through the two checks. They take a few seconds and they are the difference between the real market and a copy that wants your login.

Updated 2026-07-22 · Working links