Background
The Wethenorth Darknet marketplace updated its internal XMR wallet infrastructure to the Monero v0.18 Fluorine Fermi protocol in late March 2026. The update brought several improvements relevant to platform users.
Details and Context
Subaddress generation was improved, with the platform now generating unique subaddresses for each deposit request as opposed to the previous model of reusing a fixed deposit address per user. This change eliminates subaddress reuse as a linkability vector. Users no longer need to manually request new addresses — the system generates a fresh one for each session.
Community Response and Implications
The minimum XMR withdrawal threshold was reduced from 0.01 XMR to 0.005 XMR in response to community requests. The update also included improvements to synchronization speed with the Monero network, reducing the time between deposit confirmation and credit to internal wallet balance.