Cryptonia Market

Cryptonia market was created in 2018, it is one of the market sites that profited from the disappearance of WallStreet Market and Dream Market: The demise of these platforms caused an influx of users which still forms the user base of Cryptonia today.

Cryptonia's slogan is Walletless, Multisig, Simple and Secure - the site requires no dedicated wallet and no collateral deposit. It supports multi-signature transactions for the escrow system but also provides a way for vendors to circumvent the escrow delay by becoming a trusted vendor.

Special Features

Cryptonia has some features that you will miss on other sites. One of them is an EXIF metadata stripper. This will automatically strip all metadata from any pictures or other media data you post. This prevents accidental OPSEC failures when forgetting to remove such identifying data.

Furthermore, Cryptonia offers direct deposits: This is a method that replaces the insecure wallet-based design where you need a dedicated crypto wallet which is kept under administration by the site itself. With direct deposits, the market will generate a temporary, disposable address that is used for one transaction only. Direct Deposits are superior to wallet-based escrow in many ways. It prevents hacks that target the market and greatly minimizes the damage that such an attack could cause if a vulnerability is ever discovered. It also helps mitigate the potential damage caused by market exit-scams.

Cryptonia is regarded as a buyer-friendly market site as it offers many incentives for buyers to shop on their site. The most prominent one is the affiliate system where you will get a bonus for every order, where a user, that entered your Referral-Link when signing up, is involved (as vendor or buyer). When you invite other people to the market, Cryptonia will pay up to 25% of the profits made from the commission. This is a very generous payout but keep in mind that affiliate payouts are processed manually so they can take some time.

In the News

Cryptonia hit the headlines in June 2019 when the New York Times reported that Cryptonia was one of the markets that offered Fentanyl. This however only lasted a short time as most darknet sites started enforcing certain rules restricting the sale of certain items. Fentanyl, as one of the most addictive and destructive drugs available, found itself quickly on the ban list and Cryptonia prohibited the sale of Fentanyl shortly after.

Other than that, Cryptonia has the typical restrictions on items: It is not allowed to sell firearms of any kind, neither are explosives or dangerous chemicals allowed. On the service site, basically everything goes but murder plots are not.

The vendor bond is $220, and for becoming a trusted vendor you have to send in an application. There are no publicly listed requirements for becoming a trusted vendor (to access the Finalize-Early option and circumvent the escrow system).

Security Recommendations



For additional system security, we recommend you run a secure operating system like Tails or on your dedicated system for darknet activities. We also recommend using a VPN as an additional security measure since TOR will only anonymize your browsing sessions but not other traffic.

Especially when using any public WiFi hotspots you should always use a VPN when accessing the Internet since you don't know whether the access point is compromised. A VPN ensures that all of your traffic, no matter what application, will always be strongly encrypted when passing the access point, this protecting yourself not only from eavesdropping but also possible identity theft.

Cryptonia Summary

If you're looking for a secure market where the risk of scam is low, Cryptonia should be one of your bookmarks. Its advanced security features protect the buyer better than most sites and the direct deposit system shields you further from sketchy practices. While Cryptonia is not the largest site, it has some niche offers and certain products can be cheaper than anything else. Before you decide to buy something on another market platform, you should at least check out if you can find the product cheaper on Cryptonia.