LocalMonero.co is now open! Finally, Monero's own LocalBitcoins.com

[LocalMonero]

My fellow Monero enthusiasts,

After what seems like an eternity we now have a person-to-persontrading platform dedicated exclusively to Monero - https://localmonero.co/ . Hopefully, the community will be accepting and we will see ads popping up all across the globe in the near future.

As is evident from the look and feel of the website, we blatantly ripped off were heavily inspired by LocalBitcoins.com (if it ain't broke...). However, we believe that as the specific needs of the Monero community will be brought to our attention the website will evolve into its own unique entity.

We are a team of Monero enthusiasts based in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the three financial capitals of the World (the other two being New York and London), and is also the World’s freest economy. In addition, Hong Kong is known in the cryptocurrency industry as being one of the best jurisdictions for cryptocurrencies.

We are committed to your security and privacy. We don't bind any users' IPs and we don't require users to have emails. We keep trade chat logs for 180 days for purposes of dispute mediation. The logs are encrypted and all the attachments uploaded in the chat are watermarked and encrypted to prevent unauthorized use. Unfortunately (trust me, we hate it as much as you do), we do use Google APIs for geocoding (because theirs are the only ones that don't suck as far as we know) but we respect that some of our users will want to block Google, so for them we've provided the ability to input their latitude and longitude manually (used when searching for local trades near you).

Our site was built to be responsive and adaptive to different screen sizes, but we also plan to develop a mobile app if there is enough demand.

Additional features that we are planning to implement:

• JavaScript-free version of the site
• SMS notifications (for those who are willing to specify their phone)

Site: https://localmonero.co
Tor hidden service: http://localmonerogt7be.onion/
I2P: http://lm.i2p
B32 I2P: http://yeyar743vuwmm6fpgf3x6bzmj7fxb5uxhuoxx4ea76wqssdi4f3q.b32.i2p
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LocalMoneroCo (@LocalMoneroCo)
Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalMonero
VK: https://vk.com/localmonero
Telegram: https://t.me/localmoneroco
FB: https://www.facebook.com/localmoneroco
IRC: irc://chat.freenode.net/#localmonero

[Dude.Lebowski]

How does escrow work?

[LocalMonero]

How does escrow work?

Exactly the same as on LocalBitcoins. You deposit Monero into the wallet, post an advertisement, and when someone opens a trade, the requested amount is taken to escrow. After the buying party has marked the payment complete and the selling party has verified the payment, the seller can release the escrow. Seller cannot cancel the trade after the buyer has completed the payment, and should a dispute arise, LocalMonero staff will resolve it after considering evidence provided by trading parties.

You can check also out FAQ (https://localmonero.co/faq) and Guides(https://localmonero.co/start) to get more detailed info.

[carlo__]

If you need customer support when you plan to cover Italy please let me know. I am IT mothertongue

[phishead]

Is the wallet associated with the account you create a personal integrated address that you don't have to include a payment ID for?

[LocalMonero]

Is the wallet associated with the account you create a personal integrated address that you don't have to include a payment ID for?

Yes, that is correct.

[apercoin]

What about 2fa? I think it is a must for such service!

[LocalMonero]

What about 2fa? I think it is a must for such service!

2FA has been implemented, thanks for you suggestion!

[apercoin]

Well done. So quick!

[LocalMonero]

For all the cypherpunks, we have implemented a single onion Tor hidden service: http://localmonerogt7be.onion. More info on what single onion is: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/71rtxh/localmonero_becomes_the_first/

[LocalMonero]

For even more hardcore cypherpunks, now LocalMonero is available on I2P!

• I2P domain: lm.i2p
• B32 I2p domain: yeyar743vuwmm6fpgf3x6bzmj7fxb5uxhuoxx4ea76wqssdi4f3q.b32.i2p

[LocalMonero]

LocalMonero Affiliate Program Now Live!

You can now help our platform grow and earn commission for yourself by taking part in our affiliate program.

• Payouts will be made daily to your LocalMonero wallet

• You earn 20% commission on trading fees

• Commissions will be paid for one year from the user's registration

https://localmonero.co/affiliate

[LocalMonero]

Tor hidden service: http://lclmnroewgycudgz.onion.

For even more hardcore cypherpunks, now LocalMonero is available on I2P!

• I2P domain: lm.i2p
• B32 I2p domain: yeyar743vuwmm6fpgf3x6bzmj7fxb5uxhuoxx4ea76wqssdi4f3q.b32.i2p

That's really awesome! 

Thanks!

[Hauruck]

Thank you for this, I'm testing it today. As a seller receiving SEPA it is a bit scary that there is not "real name" as localbitcoins. Probably scammers will use sellers on localmonero for the third party scam. But good that it is possible to ask for ID in the chat.

[LocalMonero]

Be carfeful with PayPal, however. It's reversible.

[LocalMonero]

We now support mobile notifications through Telegram!


Many users have requested some form of mobile notifications in order to help traders improve their response time. We have now implemented mobile notifications through the messaging app Telegram! Many of our users already have Telegram, so they won't even have to download any extra apps. Telegram will allow you to receive:

• New trade message notifications
• New trade request notifications
• Trades being marked as paid notifications
• Escrow release notifications
• Dispute notificationsYou can follow this guide to activate Telegram notifications.

You can follow this guide to activate Telegram notifications: https://localmonero.co/start/telegram

[LocalMonero]

LocalMonero becomes the first service to implement LOW TRANSACTION PRIORITY! You can now withdraw from LocalMonero with x0.25 of the standard fee!

[LocalMonero]

Our Onion Domain Has Changed! Our New Onion Domain Is http://localmonerogt7be.onion! Please update your bookmarks ASAP!

[mur400]

Hi everyone. The platform is great, congrats!
The thing that I don`t like is that people last seen months ago online stay on top with their outdated fixed prices. There is no chance to receive a reply from them.
You should penalise this kind of offers sending them to the bottom of the list and keep the ones with good feedback, replying fast etc on top. This will deliver the service expected and please everyone.
Thanks,
Marian

[B!t_Kong]

Our Onion Domain Has Changed! Our New Onion Domain Is http://localmonerogt7be.onion! Please update your bookmarks ASAP!

Are you part or associated in any way shape or form with Monero (other than trading of coarse) or is this your private venture business.? And why Monero only? shouldn't
you be focusing on all privacy coins. Thanks.