Topic: [ANN] AgoraDesk.com | Buy ♻️ Sell Bitcoins Anonymously! (Read 2870 times)

I am just hoping maybe Bisq becomes way more simplified, though it's no easy thing to do without compromising decentralization and security.

Too few offers available now on Bisq.

On November 7th, 2024, the website will be taken down. Please reclaim any funds from your arbitration bond wallet prior to that date, otherwise the funds may be considered abandoned/forfeited

instead of favouring the likes of bisq.

When there will be no privacy-oriented services in the "Western/developed world" at all, customers will have no other choice than using services operated from gray unrecognized jurisdictions.

Remember they have been a business and with a business you have to convince customers at one point to use your service, most of which are from jurisdictions that are under the US dictatorship. At the end of the day, it's all about numbers, if a genuine business is to survive.

Operate the service in a country which is maximally-hostile to the U.S. govt. Even if FBI/NSA/SEC etc will deanonymize owner's name and address, they cannot do anything in real life.
Look recent example of LockBit ransomware operator - identified, but U.S. govt. is powerless on Russian territory.

Operate the service in a country which is maximally-hostile to the U.S. govt. Even if FBI/NSA/SEC etc will deanonymize owner's name and address, they cannot do anything in real life.

Localcryptos wasn't also operating in the United States AFAIK, but they also had to voluntarily shut down, and many people suspect it was due to regulatory pressure. Even if a service does not operate within the US, if by any chance the regulators know that the US citizens use it. They will sue it, fine it some good sums of money and sanction it. At least this is what we have seen happen. So some owners/founders avoid this by shutting down voluntarily before the focus shifts to them.

I'm curious did you receive messages from the authorities which require to enforce KYC requirements? or you shut down your service for personal reasons? I check on WHOIS your domain is listed on Tortola state, Tortola isn't a part of US, AFAIK only US is cracking down privacy related to Bitcoin.

This is really bad, what a loss for us. Every day, a new batch of P2P and privacy-oriented services are closing. I hope that those who remain will be able to hold on...

I'm curious did you receive messages from the authorities which require to enforce KYC requirements? or you shut down your service for personal reasons? I check on WHOIS your domain is listed on Tortola state, Tortola isn't a part of US, AFAIK only US is cracking down privacy related to Bitcoin.

Since @OP haven't post the important update, I will post it here.

I'm curious did you receive messages from the authorities which require to enforce KYC requirements? or you shut down your service for personal reasons? I check on WHOIS your domain is listed on Tortola state, Tortola isn't a part of US, AFAIK only US is cracking down privacy related to Bitcoin.

LocalMonero / AgoraDesk will be winding down it's operations
Published: 2024-05-07
Hey everyone,

After almost 7 years of operation, due to a combination of internal and external factors, we have made the difficult decision to close our platform.

We're extremely thankful for the love and support we've received over the years. We couldn't have done it without you. We love you all ♥

LocalMonero has been around for most of Monero's life. Fortunately, the Monero ecosystem has matured a lot over these years, and with the imminent launch of Haveno and other DEXs like Serai, atomic swaps, the coming addition of FCMP (full blockchain anonymity set replacing rings of 16) as well as the continuing and rapidly accelerating development of the Monero protocol, we're confident that Monero's future is bright, with or without our platform.

The winding-down process begins today, and finishes 6 months from now. Our support staff will be available for help throughout this period.

Effective immediately, all new signups and ad postings are disabled;
One week from now, on May 14th, 2024, new trades will be disabled as well;
6 months from now, on November 7th, 2024, the website will be taken down. Please reclaim any funds from your arbitration bond wallet prior to that date, otherwise the funds may be considered abandoned/forfeited.

The admin Alex threaten me to seize any balance of Monero i have inside Agoradesk if i open a new account. So yes its a risky service.

For the "twisted words" part that you speak about, let me explain again:
They banned me when i asked if i could put Tainted and mixer coins accepted in my title of seller ad as i accept any kind of Bitcoin for Monero.

I'm satisfied by the service as well. However, I found this detail in their ToS:

Maybe because we are thousands of users being satisfied with the service?

In addition to the fact that the platform can function without JavaScript, AgoraDesk is also committed to maintaining simplicity and privacy, so it never requests KYC/ID verification and never plans to do so.