Thank You for the constructive criticism. You are right in that it is going to take some work and time to get this going, we are well aware of that. Rome wasn't built in a day
If you look a bit closer it's not a "cryptocurrency only" site, it says so right on the home page . We did that so in order to participate people don't have to commit to trading only with Cryptocurrencies, they can do it to a level that makes them feel comfortable.
I hope the darknet thing was just a joke!
Thanks again
No Im not joking. The darknet is the most effective place to use cryptocurrencies as money because everything that is bought and sold there are illegal, which makes paypal, credit cards and bank related online payment methods useless.
Having that said, why would BTC users use your site instead of Open Bazaar?
I can see that you and I are at different ends of the spectrum here but that's fine.
We're creating a secure environment for users and are more interested in gaining the attention of the mass population that does not surf the darknet nor would they get involved in a transaction like the ones that are available on OpenBazaar. Too much risk, they would gladly pay ebay their fees for the same item just to have piece of mind
For those reasons we will most defiantly stay centralized and also because being in the US there are certain restrictions (Cryptocurrencies or not) that we must adhere to otherwise Uncle Sam and company will get a bit upset.
However please don't misinterpret where I'm coming from. I am all for many of the benefits that Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have to offer. But in order for these to have a place in society with the masses, like it or not, certain criteria will have to met.
Its all real simple and logical. Unless something happens to change the road that cryptocurrencies are on then you can be assured that they will fail, be overly regulated and maybe even outlawed. People in general were fine without Cryptocurrencies and they will be fine if they disappear. What I am hoping for is that the majority of people that are in Cryptocurrencies open their eyes and see that the only way the future could be bright for their survival is to find a way to incorporate all their good features into normal everyday living. No darknet, secure verifiable transactions etc. At that point they would be invincible.
In a nutshell Cryptocurrencies offer a lot of aspects that are very different to what people use for currency and trade today that are very beneficial, however that all comes with some risks that the masses and governments will not tolerate on a large scale. That you can take to the bank. All that has to be done is to fine tune things so that the risk factor goes away or gets so minimized it wouldn't affect anybody and you're all set.
Getting back to my first sentence. Things are way too far apart in this Cryptocurrency Arena for there to be a harmonized global acceptance and use for them on a large scale. Just like I would like to come to terms with you on what we are discussing, what needs to happen is for all sides to come to terms with each other and find a low risk, secure and suitable way to implement and use them world-wide, and everything will be fine.
