A while back, I posted on reddit about creating a website allowing you to find buyers/sellers of bitcoin in your local area with cash, face to face and without KYC or ID.
The idea was inspired by leafedout.com, a website allowing you to find cannabis vendors in your area. The site uses Google Maps with custom markers and is p2p. Although illegal in my country (Australia), the site works flawlessly. I could make purchases face-to-face with cash and buy confidently as I could rely on ratings left by other users.
With many exchanges and banks being forced to clamp down on Bitcoiners, I decided it was the right time to create such a site. In Australia, our banks have already started limiting transactions to exchanges and freezing accounts associated with Bitcoin, and it's almost impossible to buy/sell bitcoin without KYC in any amount (even at ATMs).
While I love the idea of applications like Bisq, I found it too clunky and difficult to use. The UX is poor, requiring you to download and run an application (which doesn't even work out of the box on macOS).
With all that in mind, I decided to create CitySats.com. It allows you to create a marker on a map and locate, contact and rate buyers/sellers of bitcoin in your location.
The website is still a bit janky, but you can already start using it. I would love to hear your feedback.
Website:
https://citysats.com Source code (MIT licence):
https://github.com/bitcoinwarrior1/CitySatsScreenshots of the site:
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https://imgur.com/Wd0EAJq*
https://imgur.com/IzmlF7b
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