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April 4, 2016Payments & adoptionLaunches & foundingsdocumented

OpenBazaar launches a decentralized marketplace

OpenBazaar released its first production version for peer-to-peer commerce using bitcoin without a central marketplace operator.

Buyers and sellers connected through open-source desktop software, and optional moderators could help resolve disputes through multisignature escrow. The design sought to decentralize listings and payments rather than recreate a conventional hosted market.