Onion Market

Onion Market (@onion_market_bot)

Onion Market is a Telegram bot (username @onion_market_bot) presented on Telegram as a “Free P2P crypto exchange in Telegram”, advertising the ability to buy and sell several cryptocurrencies—BTC, XMR, USDT, LTC, and TON—directly within Telegram. (t.me)

What it is (based on publicly visible information)

• Type: Telegram bot / in-app service endpoint. (t.me)
• Stated function: Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange (“P2P crypto exchange”). (t.me)
• Advertised assets: Bitcoin (BTC), Monero (XMR), Tether (USDT), Litecoin (LTC), Toncoin (TON). (t.me)

Ownership and verification status

From the public landing page alone, the operator (company/individual), jurisdiction, licensing/compliance status, and dispute-resolution model are not stated. (t.me)
Accordingly, any stronger identification (e.g., “who runs it” in the legal sense) cannot be confirmed from the provided URL’s public preview.

Safety context (general)

Telegram-based “market” bots and accounts are frequently associated with scams/phishing in darknet- and privacy-focused communities; users are commonly advised to avoid relying on Telegram as a trust anchor for marketplaces or financial transfers. (reddit.com)

Distinguishing note

Despite the name, this is not inherently the same thing as a Tor “.onion” hidden service; it is a Telegram bot accessible on the public internet via Telegram’s platform. (t.me)