Timeline, Nexus Market from launch to present

Every recorded event in the Nexus Market operational timeline since launch, oldest first. Compiled by the Bureau from signed rotation announcements, operator statements, and direct observation.

2024

January. Nexus Market launches. One primary mirror. Operator PGP key first signed. 2 of 3 multisig escrow enforced from day one. Bitcoin and Monero accepted at launch.

February. Second mirror introduced via signed rotation.

June. Third mirror introduced. Set at three since.

September. Vendor bond schedule tightened after observing a small wave of scam-bait accounts.

November. Anti-DDoS queue rolled out on the login flow. First deployed at 15 to 40 seconds default wait.

2025

January. Litecoin added to the wallet panel as a third supported coin, primarily to reduce fees for small orders.

March. Primary mirror rotated for the first time. Old primary went dark within one hour of the announcement.

June. Multisig 2 of 3 becomes explicit at checkout. The old classic escrow option is removed from the dropdown. All new orders are multisig by default.

September. Captcha reworked to embed the current mirror address inside the image. This is now the standard phishing check on the login flow.

December. Second primary rotation. Same operator key signed. Nine months on the previous primary.

2026

February. Coordinated phishing wave observed. Three lookalike domains registered. Community reports and cross-verification against the signed rotation invalidated all three within a week.

April. Third primary rotation.

May. Captcha refresh cadence tightened to 30 seconds under typical load, 20 seconds under peak load.

July. Coordinated DDoS wave through a summer weekend. Anti-DDoS queue peaked at four minutes. All mirrors remained reachable. No rotation required.

Present. Rotation set holds at three. Operator PGP key has not rotated since launch (approaching three years of stability). See the case study on the key that has not rotated.