Re:OpenBazaar 2.0, powered by IPFS
by artursapek on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @08:05PM
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As someone who works in the cryptocurrency industry, it's refreshing to see someone dedicated to building something actually useful instead of another depressingly transparent get-rich-quick P&D scam. I will download and try OB this week.
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Glad to hear it, please let us know how it goes. There's a feedback button built right into the client so it's very easy to let us hear your feedback!
Same here. I created a few service listings this weekend. I really like the technology (can I use the word "platform" here?) and the vision.
I wonder about the business side though. Vendors need many buyers and vice versa, yet download and installation presents significant friction.
For OB, what might become a kernel of serious market activity as collectibles apparently was for eBay in their early days? I believe you are targeting Crypto trading, right?
It's interesting to note that the submitted blog post has no mention of the plans to launch a token[0].
[0]https://www.coindesk.com/token-summit-surprise-openbazaar-la...
Re:OpenBazaar 2.0, powered by IPFS
by tylersmith on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @09:08PM
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Well the submitted blog post is old and predates our curation token plans so it's not really weird. A token will never be required to use the protocol. Even if we tried to make it work that way we'd be forked because it's fundamentally unnecessary for the base protocol.
Re:OpenBazaar 2.0, powered by IPFS
by tylersmith on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @08:13PM
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Thanks for the kind words! I hope you enjoy using it.