The 2-of-3 multisignature escrow on Nexus distributes the funding key across three parties. Buyer, vendor, platform. Funds move from buyer to vendor only when two of the three keys sign the release. In normal flow the buyer and vendor co-sign on order completion; the platform third key never enters the picture. In dispute flow the dispute panel arbitrates and the platform third key signs alongside whichever party the panel rules in favour of.
The protective property is structural. A platform attempting to exit-scam under multisig has to convince a majority of vendors to actively co-sign their own losses, which has not happened in the post-Hydra era and would be visible on-chain inside minutes. Multisig moves the platform from "trust required" to "trust minimised" without removing the platform role entirely.
Almost nothing in the UI. You place orders the same way; the multisig contract sits in the background. The only place you notice is on dispute, where the panel ruling is binding because the platform key is the tiebreaker.
Nexus offers single-sig escrow as an opt-in fallback for vendors who choose it. In practice this is a vanishing share of settlement volume. The category pages you browse will overwhelmingly be multisig listings.
| Role | Address | Lat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | nexusma2isutrqi4ineftrzqzui7tefsyeonxsttsnwzdxxpxay26eqd.onion |
118 ms | |
| Backup A | nexusb2l7hog66bnzz5msrz4m5qxj7jbi7aah3r65uzydy5mew2fu3id.onion |
149 ms | |
| Backup B | nexusabcdkq4pdlubs6wk6ad7pobuupzoomoxi6p7l32ci4vjtb2z7yd.onion |
182 ms |