Bitcoin Bisq - the decentralized exchange

Bisq - the decentralized exchange
Daily Discussion, September 18, 2018
A quick lesson in blockchain history
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Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:49 AM PDT

Censorship resistance
Privacy
User control of funds

These are the 3 key reasons why decentralized exchanges are fundamental for Bitcoin to succeed. They are not theoretical risks, but very real threats: We have hundreds of examples of users losing funds after ceding control to a custodial exchange. We have dozen of cases of goverments blocking or regulating exchanges out of existence. And we have an ever increasing number of exchanges being forced or choosing to invade user privacy through KYC, AML and other intrusive (and exclusive) requirements... and then leaking or selling that information.

Bisq is currently the best available option to exchange Bitcoin without sacrificing privacy, ceding control of your bitcoins to a third party or allowing censorship of any kind.

Bisq is censorship-resistant: it runs over TOR and cannot be shut down or regulated. It is not a company or website, but rather a P2P network similar to BitTorrent or Bitcoin.
Bisq does not require nor collect your personal information - it is stored locally on your computer and only what is strictly necessary to complete a trade is shared with your counterpart in each trade. There is no central respository of user info.
Bisq never touches your funds - bitcoins are under your control in your own wallet and only locked up in a multi-sig transaction during the execution of each trade. Fiat funds are sent directly from the buyer to the seller without involving a third party.

If you want to help Bisq grow on September 20th there will be a market Kick-start day to push liquidity. Please post a offer to buy/sell on that day to show your interest.

Bisq September Market Kick-Start Day [September 20th]

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Daily Discussion, September 18, 2018

Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT

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A quick lesson in blockchain history

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 04:39 PM PDT

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Blockchain is not a database, it's a protocol for syncing the databases. The point of a blockchain is not to "store" or "distribute" data, it is to make sure mutually distrusting parties are all on the same page.

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 02:39 PM PDT

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Found one in Saigon, vietnam

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:44 AM PDT

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First of its kind: Lightning enabled self order point-of-sale (in Bern, Switzerland)

Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:04 AM PDT

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Palestinians Are Using Bitcoin to Transact Across Borders Amid Conflict

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 09:40 PM PDT

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I was just messing with that shortcuts app on iOS 12 and noticed a familiar symbol...

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:29 PM PDT

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I only use BitCoin

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 11:49 PM PDT

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Over 55% Circulating Bitcoin Never Move

Posted: 18 Sep 2018 12:40 AM PDT

The research by weekly cryptocurrency publication Diar found that over one third of total Bitcoin supply, or 55% of circulating Bitcoin sit in wallets (with more than 200 BTC in each) that have never made an outgoing transaction. In addition, 27% of these wallets have continued to accumulate coins during the bear market in anticipation of the next leg up in the Bitcoin market.

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Just down the street from Ginza in Tokyo

Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:35 PM PDT