https://onion-torzon.one/news/ Engineering changelog, security patches, feature deployments and infrastructure updates from the Torzon Portal development team. en-us Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-03-03 The vendor onboarding pipeline has been reengineered for increased rigor and reduced latency. Updated requirements: refundable bond, PGP key submission with signed verification message, and staff review of a sample listing. Approval turnaround reduced from 7 days to 48 hours. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Community torzon-news-2026-03-03-vendor-verification https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-02-19 In response to a coordinated DDoS campaign against multiple darknet platforms, the Torzon engineering team executed a comprehensive infrastructure hardening sprint. All three official .onion mirror nodes now operate on a fortified, geographically distributed architecture. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Security torzon-news-2026-02-19-infra-hardening https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-02-14 Bitcoin deposits now implement BIP-352 silent payment protocol (stealth addresses). Each deposit generates a unique one-time address, eliminating address reuse and significantly raising the cost of on-chain surveillance. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Feature torzon-news-2026-02-14-stealth-address https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-02-07 We have deployed a four-tier vendor commission architecture — Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum — computed from cumulative trade volume and dispute-free transactions. Higher tiers unlock reduced commission rates. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Community torzon-news-2026-02-07-vendor-tiers https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-02-02 The PostgreSQL 15 to 17 migration was executed overnight with zero user-facing downtime via live cutover. The new engine delivers 30% faster full-text search and strengthened encryption-at-rest. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Maintenance torzon-news-2026-02-02-db-migration https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-01-22 Our quarterly warrant canary has been published with a valid PGP signature. The statement confirms that Torzon Portal has received zero secret court orders or gag orders from any jurisdiction. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Security torzon-news-2026-01-22-canary-14 https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-01-15 The Winter 2026 raffle protocol is active with a combined prize pool exceeding $50,000 in XMR. Every order above $25 generates one raffle ticket; Monero payments earn double tickets. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Feature torzon-news-2026-01-15-winter-raffle https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-01-08 Torzon Portal has crossed the 25,000 concurrently active listing threshold — nearly double the catalog index from early 2025. Digital Goods showed the largest expansion at +140% YoY. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Milestone torzon-news-2026-01-08-25k-listings https://onion-torzon.one/news/#2026-01-02 All three .onion hidden service identity keys have been rotated per the annual OPSEC schedule. Fresh v3 addresses are live on the signed endpoints page. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Maintenance torzon-news-2026-01-02-key-rotation