Bitcoin escrow services.

[lucky7slick]

Is there a U.S. based company that can do escrow for digital goods?

[bitpop]

I can

[Nagle]

The trouble with "escrow services" is that they introduce a third party who can steal your money.

Many PayPal escrow services turned out to be crooks. Bitcoin is probably worse.

[bitpop]

The trouble with "escrow services" is that they introduce a third party who can steal your money.

Many PayPal escrow services turned out to be crooks. Bitcoin is probably worse.

Yup don't use a service, a flashy site will steal the biggest escrow and disappear. Use a trusted member here.

[gmaxwell]

Bitcoin can provide the "escrow" part itself, which eliminates the risk of the escrow running with the funds.  You just need to supply the arbitration.

See: https://www.bitrated.com/

[doolittle]

gmaxwell - Are you working at Bitrated? Can you provide some information on the service? Happy to have a phone call or a PM as well.

[bitpop]

gmaxwell - Are you working at Bitrated? Can you provide some information on the service? Happy to have a phone call or a PM as well.

No he works here. Bitrated uses p2sh

[Nagle]

Bitrated has the right idea technically. That's been talked about for years; now someone did it.

How is it working out in practice?