Top 5 Things People Are Buying on OpenBazaar

OpenBazaar released it’s open beta officially on the bitcoin testnet today, marking the launch of the first truly decentralized Bitcoin marketplace. The OpenBazaar team is encouraging potential merchants and users to try out the 1.0 release to get familiar with its workings and interface. The software is fully functional for the first time, and whether you plan on selling or buying on the OpenBazaar network, the release is worth a look. Testnet Launch Removes Risk for Potential OpenBazaar Adopters. If you want to try out OpenBazaar, you’ll need a testnet enabled wallet, and some testnet....

As many in the Bitcoin community already know, OpenBazaar is a completely open marketplace that directly connects customers to merchants. Users can buy and sell practically anything imaginable without any censorship or regulations. Furthermore, due to the market's decentralisation, OpenBazaar can never be shut down by a central authority the way Silk Road was shut down. While OpenBazaar makes it easy to establish an online black market, it also has legitimate uses for people in authoritarian and/or underbanked countries. Similar concepts have already existed, but OpenBazaar has seen the....

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 anonymity on the OpenBazaar network, and he noted that these features have been deferred to a future section of the development roadmap. At one point during the Q&A session, Hoffman stated, “Right now, it’s fairly obvious, based on your....

Described as the "BitTorrent of eCommerce", OpenBazaar is a fork of DarkMarket. Like it's predecessor, OpenBazaar is an open source proof-of-concept decentralized marketplace that aims to be highly censorship resistant. OpenBazaar leverages the Bitcoin protocol as the means to accomplish this via peer-to-peer nodes loosely based on Kademlia. What's more, is that there will be no fees involved to trade within the OpenBazaar marketplace; whereby allowing sellers to escape the restrictiveness and unheavenly fees imposed by eBay. OpenBazaar Ricardian Contracts. Another intriguing aspect that....

Now that the openBazaar project has been launched, various cryptocurrency enthusiasts all over the world have set up their shops. Duo Search is a new search engine to help Bitcoin users find whatever they are looking for among OpenBazaar offerings. This valuable tool will go a very long way in the world of decentralized marketplaces. One thing people have to take into account with projects such as OpenBazaar is how it is rather difficult for consumers to find particular items unless they know the exact store details. Unlike traditional commerce, where people can search for just about....