OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman Explains Levels of Anonymity in OpenBazaar
Many people in the Bitcoin community see OpenBazaar as the next iteration of darknet marketplaces, but the first version of this network will not be suitable for those attempting to sell goods or services in an anonymous manner. During a recent guest appearance at the Coinscrum Members Club, OB1 CEO and OpenBazaar project lead Brian Hoffman discussed....
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Where the online marketplace industry is going now? And does it need decentralisation at all? CoinTelegraph spoke about the issues with Brian Hoffman, project lead at the fully decentralized marketplace, OpenBazaar, and Tone Vays, head of research at BraveNewCoin. Brian Hoffman explains CT to what extent OpenBazaar has penetrated the mainstream and what will happen next: Market penetration. CoinTelegraph: Are the majority of OpenBazaar’s user base long-time online sellers or is OpenBazaar their first experience with selling? Brian Hoffman: It's a mix really. We are seeing a lot of people....
An interview with Brian Hoffman, Project Lead at OpenBazaar, on the new and first-ever decentralized online marketplace. CoinTelegraph: How does OpenBazaar differ from eBay or Amazon? Brian Hoffman: Well most of how it works is under the hood. In order for the network to be decentralized without a slew of Amazon or eBay datacenters hosting a single application, we use peer-to-peer software similar to BitTorrent. “It's almost like running your own independent business rather than being part of some central ecosystem. This connects everyone directly to each other dynamically, which means....
OpenBazaar, the decentralized e-commerce platform, has partnered with ShapeShift allowing users to buy products with their favorite altcoins. OpenBazaar: Altcoins Now Accepted. OpenBazaar has announced the release of its 1.1.10 version. The new integration of the Shifty Button, a free to use and open-source tool created by ShapeShift, now allows customers to buy products with various altcoins such as Monero, Ether and over thirty others. The new option might certainly come in handy for users wanting to hold on to their bitcoin as it shoots past $800. OpenBazaar CEO Brian Hoffman states:....
OpenBazaar has just run the first successful test on its upcoming version 2.0, designed to run on the Tor privacy network. OpenBazaar on Tor. Developer Chris Pacia connected to OpenBazaar over Tor using an alpha version of the upcoming v2.0 software in his lab. This version of OpenBazaar is not complete, and is only shown here as command line code.....
A new version of the distributed e-commerce platform OpenBazaar could be released in a matter of months, according to members of its senior development team. Speaking at CoinDesk's Construct 2017 conference in San Francisco yesterday, CEO Brian Hoffman and senior developer Chris Pacia revealed new details about both the project's user traction and the features that will be built into upcoming version, dubbed OpenBazaar 2.0. In remarks, the developers said they plan to integrate the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) to boost store uptime, improve dispute resolution and inventory management,....