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OpenBazaar marketplace says it's set to ‘grow again from the ashes’
14.4.2023
After shutting down in 2020 due to financial issues and poor user growth, the decentralized marketplace appears set to rise again
Europol Names Privacy Wallets, Coins, Open Marketplaces as ‘Top Threats’ in Internet Crime Report
5.10.2020
Monero, Samurai, Wasabi, OpenBazaar cited as threats in Europol report
Anonymous donor saves OpenBazaar... for now
28.9.2020
OpenBazaar received a temporary lifeline, but they aren’t out of the woods yet
Crypto-Fueled Market Openbazaar to Close Shop Unless OB1 Raises Community Funding
27.9.2020
On September 25, the creators of the decentralized marketplace, Openbazaar, announced that unless the project can gather community funding, the supporting services like seed nodes and the API wallet will shut down. The firm behind the project, OB1 is also removing the Haven app from the iOS...
The COVID-19 E-Commerce Boom Hasn’t Trickled Down to Bitcoin, Despite Advantages
25.6.2020
Although a variety of e-commerce platforms are booming during COVID-19 lockdowns, bitcoin payments remain exceedingly niche
The Vacate Manifesto: How Today’s Technology Can Solidify Abolitionist Goals
12.4.2020
20 years ago the cypherpunks of the new internet era came up with vast ideas describing privacy, anonymity, and encryption. Some of them brought these ideas to practice. ***The following is a featured manifesto written in 2015 by Jamie Redman that first appeared on the website notbeinggoverned.com...
Hundreds of Darknet Listings Are Selling Masks and PPE Products for Bitcoin
9.4.2020
According to a recent research report written by the blockchain surveillance firm Elliptic, there’s been a massive influx of darknet market (DNM) vendors selling personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and coronavirus test kits. The spike in medical equipment sales on the invisible...
How to Sell Anything for Bitcoin on Your Website
7.1.2020
Selling things for bitcoin online doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it shouldn’t be, given the decentralized nature and low fees of peer-to-peer electronic cash. For beginners and DIYers new to the world of creating an online bitcoin or crypto marketplace, this article seeks to provide...
Meet Snowglobe: An Avalanche-Based Pre-Consensus Protocol for BCH
22.12.2019
On December 20, BCHD and Openbazaar developer Tyler Smith published first draft specifications for a protocol he calls “Snowglobe.” Smith’s Github repository says that Snowglobe is a propagation protocol for nodes using Nakamoto Consensus and it uses an Avalanche-based consensus...
Testing Haven, OB1’s New Social Media and Crypto Marketplace App
30.7.2019
On Monday, OB1, the development team who created the crypto-infused marketplace Openbazaar, launched a new platform called Haven. The application is a mobile version of the Openbazaar marketplace, but also includes social media, end-to-end encrypted messaging, and noncustodial wallet services for...
OpenBazaar Developers Launch a Crypto Marketplace for Mobile
29.7.2019
The developers behind decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar have released a mobile counterpart
Report Insists ‘Bitcoin Was Not Purpose-Built to First Be a Store of Value’
7.6.2019
There’s been furious debate over the last few years on whether or not Satoshi created Bitcoin to be a peer-to-peer cash system or a purpose-built store of value. Lately, a few BTC proponents claim that Satoshi deliberately built Bitcoin to be a store of value (SoV). Despite the SoV narrative...