Market ยท since 2024
BlackOps Market
One coin. No Bitcoin, no Litecoin, no Ethereum. That single fact separates it from everything else in this catalogue and it decides whether this page is relevant to you within about ten seconds.
BlackOps Market
Three published addresses. Since 2024, takes XMR only.
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What is checkable
| Fact | What is known |
|---|---|
| Appeared | 2024 |
| Coins | XMR only. The only single coin market in this catalogue |
| Published addresses | Three |
| Aimed at | Global, English |
What refusing the other coins does
It removes the option to pay with something that leaves a public trail. Bitcoin and Litecoin both record sender, receiver and amount on a chain anybody can read forever, and a market that accepts them has buyers doing that whether they thought about it or not. Monero does not publish those three things.
From the operator side it also cuts work: one integration, one wallet, one set of confirmation rules. That is not a benefit to you directly and it is probably why single coin markets exist at all.
What it is not
A Monero only policy is a real design decision with a real effect, and it is still not a safety rating. It says nothing about escrow, dispute handling, how long the operation will last or what is listed. It narrows one specific exposure and leaves every other question exactly where it was.
The cost of the constraint
- You need Monero before you start. If you hold Bitcoin, there is a conversion step first, and that step has its own trail and its own cost.
- No fallback at checkout. Every other market here gives you at least two ways to pay.
- Fewer places to move to. If you build the habit around one coin, your options across this catalogue narrow to the markets that take it, which is all nine, so this one is mild.
All nine accept Monero, which is worth saying plainly. Monero is the only coin every single entry in this catalogue takes, so holding it is the least restrictive position you can be in. The Monero page covers that.
Who it suits
- Anyone who already runs on Monero and treats the others as a step backwards.
- Anyone who wants the decision taken out of their hands at checkout rather than choosing under time pressure.
It suits you badly if you hold anything else and do not want to convert. In that case multi coin is the page you want.
What none of this tells you
How the market behaves, which is true of every page in this catalogue. A coin policy is the most visible thing about a market from outside and one of the least informative about what happens after you are through the door.