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We are proud to announce the launch of Aero Marketplace and Forums a new generation of Dark Net Blackmarket, comprizing of the latest in server security technology and platform development from a highly seasoned and skilled team.
The market has been under development now for around a year now and we have held off going public following prominent events that have shook the community such as market takedowns, arrests and similar cases. From these events, we have learned from mistakes and tactics used by Law Enforcement to disrupt the markets, so that we can incorporate further security measures. The research we have carried out has also helped us to conclude how server locations may have been discovered in the past and how we can potentially protect against that.
Security is priority number one for us, which often isn't the case any more with recent additions to the scene, as they lack proper implementations of certain features or they base their security off the first result from Google. With a large, but trusted development team contributing to all aspects of the market, we are confident that our extensive tests through the platform and also role-playing scenarios such as an attempted server seizure would not yield many implications for ourselves or our users and we could be back up and running in no time.
Aside from security, we have also put a lot of time into our user-interface, again this is something that has been neglected as developers often don't have any sort of design skills or creative flair. For this reason, we have recruited a strong design team to provide a very clean looking interface for both buyers and vendors alike that makes operations generally much easier. Although we don't blame many of the past markets for their bad design or sticking to simple procedural structures for forms and such, because of no JavaScript use, it is still possible to create user-friendly designs and we hope our market is testiment to that and sets a new standard.
Now, down to the features of the market and what we bring to the table. First and foremost, I'd like to state that at this moment in time, our features may lack in parts as we have deemed some unnecessary, at least for now and are open to suggestions as we will gradually implement and improve on what we currently provide. Initially we won't be offering any extra features that have been used elsewhere such as "lotteries", this may seem great and even better if you ever win, but it's bulk that we don't want to include so we can keep our attack surface as minimal as possible.
PGP and 2-FA
All accounts require a PGP key and 2-FA is enforced, we understand that there are average users out there who like to browse markets casually or create a quick account just to check it out, but at the end of the day this is a business that relies on anonymity and security, so you should too. Catering for this often small group of users could have an impact on other users who tend to be lazy with these sorts of measures, it's time that this becomes standard procedure.
Shipping details provided by buyers and the tracking details that can be added by the Vendor must be encrypted by the user, this is mandatory, we do not offer an auto-encryption feature. Messages are not required to be encrypted, as we're aware that this can be a huge inconvenience for simple questions that don't contain any sensitive material, however we do alert the user after unencrypted messages are sent to remind them of this.
Cryptocurrency
Aero provides the facility for use of both Bitcoin and Monero. The recent events referenced above gave us a real look at how much of a serious liability Bitcoin can be, we want to offer it as an option due to it's ease of use and it can still be used anonymously if done correctly, but we are firm believers in the future of Monero and it's capabilities. We will strive to be a Monero first marketplace and consider to move away from Bitcoin completely in the future once Monero receives true multisig transactions and becomes more accessible to the average user.
Multisig
We support 2-of-3 Multisig only, we feel it is the safest option to help ensure coins are retrievable even during a market outage. Our implementation is similar to that of other markets, requiring direct deposit to the market first. This of course has its downfalls, but we would hope that users would only keep coins within the market for a short period of time before placing their order.
Notifications
We have worked hard on our notification module to provide updates to both buyers and vendors regarding orders and also announcements from the Aero team. Anything you need to know, you will be provided with right away.
Vendor Fees
We have a very simplistic fee structure based on many factors outside of just your trade volume. It all starts with your choice of our two different membership plans. The plans we have available are "Lite" or "Pro", which come at the cost of $150 and $200 (USD) respectively. We feel these initial set-up costs will help to prevent malicious scam listings popping up and we will only be able to grant waivers under certain circumstances.
Lite Plan consists of a starting commission fee at 5% and some restricted vPanel features. Pro Plan has a starting commission of 3%, prioritized support tickets and full vPanel features including Search Insights which I will touch on further down.
Referrals
Our referral system is pretty standard, provide your invite link to other users and earn 10% of the commission generated on their orders. We also have an added incentive to get your favorite vendors setup at Aero. If a vendor signs up using your referral link, you will receive 15% of their Vendor fee, so that could be around $20 or $30 per registration.
Other Features
- -Kill switch password
- -Burn account (Clear all account data instantly)
- -On-screen pin entry (Increases security against key logging)
vPanel
Our vendor interface, branded as "vPanel" is an integrated interface with lots of tools and easy to use, step-by-step based interfaces to provide vendors with a really easy to use management section.
Search Insights
We believe this feature is a unique addition, which hasn't been seen before elsewhere and will help a lot especially for small-time vendors who wish to promote their listings. We will be storing search data within the market to provide detailed analytics to vendors, so you can see popular search terms and decide on the best way to spend advertising credit on search based promoted listings. This module will initially be disabled for a short period of time whilst we gather this data, it is also worth mentioning that the data stored will not be linked to any user account.
Agora Verification
With Agora being such a prominent past market and an epitome to try and live up to, we have an old database in use to verify vendor accounts. We have data for around 2,600 vendors and further backups can be scoured for any failed verifications. The benefit to this verification is Finalize Early abilities can be enabled automatically based on your Agora feedback and your commission fee will be immediately reduced by .5%.
DNMAvengers
We are working on a partnership with the DNMAvengers collective to provide accurate and detailed information on drug safety and to help with harm reduction. Aero will be making regular donations towards drug testing where possible, the details of which are to be discussed with Avengers shortly.
Future Development
We are releasing the market as Version 0.1, the starting vanilla platform if you like. We have a lot planned for the near future, with improvements to be made, any fixes that are required and a whole host of unseen features. Please feel free to make suggestions on the forums and we will make sure to listen.
Market URL: http://aerotoacidroarup.onion/
Forums: http://aerotalkgv5loftn.onion/
Market PGP Key: http://aerotoacidroarup.onion/pgp.txt
Admin PGP Key: http://aerotoacidroarup.onion/admin-pgp.txt
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