🛍️ [ANN] Bitejo.com – Crypto Marketplace, Jobs, Fundraising and Exchanges

[Bitejo.com]

🛒 Merkato Classifieds (Crypto Ebay)

💼 Tasko Jobs (Crypto Fiverr)

🪙 Kuno Fundraisers (Crypto GoFundMe/Kickstarter)

📁 Vendo Digital Downloads (Crypto Gumtree)

💱 Valuto Exchanges (Crypto ↔ Fiat)

May 1 2021

Announcing the open beta release of Bitejo, a crypto marketplace for everyone.

Marketplace (products, jobs, exchanges): https://bitejo.com/

Fundraisers: https://kuno.bitejo.com/

Digital Downloads: https://vendo.bitejo.com/

Nostr Classifieds: https://nostr.bitejo.com/

Whitepaper: https://bitejo.com/about/

Beginner Guide: https://bitejo.com/guide/

Freely trade with your friends, community and the world:
- Buy and sell products and services with Merkato Classifieds (Crypto Craigslist/Ebay)
- Find work and hire people with Tasko Jobs (Crypto Upwork/Fiverr)
- Raise funds and support causes with Kuno Fundraisers (Crypto GoFundMe/Kickstarter)
- Buy and sell digital products with Vendo Digital Downloads (Crypto Gumtree)
- Exchange cryptocurrencies and fiat with Valuto Exchanges (For everything that doesn't accept crypto yet)
- Post a classifieds ad to Nostr (#NostrClassifieds, https://nostr.bitejo.com)

Easy-to-use:
- Works with a regular web browser on a computer or smartphone. No need to install software or buy specialized hardware.
- Reviews and reputation help you to find the best listings.
- Non-custodial – accept Bitcoin or Monero directly to your mobile/desktop wallet.
- KYC-free forever – keeping financial participation accessible for everyone.

Flexible:
- Trade online or locally.
- Accept Bitcoin, Monero, gold/silver or cash payments.
- Buy and sell physical or digital products and services.
- Post a "Buying" listing or setup a "Saved Search" with email notifications, if you don't find what you need.

Free:
- No shareholders, ICO or altcoin.
- No membership fees or listing fees, no ads, no selling data.

Referrals:
- Signup and get your referral link here: https://bitejo.com/referrals/

Future development:
- Multisig escrow support with Fido Escrows.
  Warning: Because escrow is not implemented yet, Bitejo cannot refund failed or disputed trades or give support regarding failed or disputed trades.
- Marketing and social media bounties.
- Community listings and forums with Grupo Groups.
- Custom themes for store and product pages and specialized product, stock and sales management features.
- Translations into multiple languages.
- Development of a federation feature with a global search and single sign-on.
- Collaboration with other KYC-free crypto platforms.
- Constant improvement of features, UI and user experience.

[Coming soon] Federated marketplace feature:

Setup your Online Store in one click, as easy as WooCommerce or Shopify. Sell products/services, jobs, fundraisers or exchanges; accept Bitcoin, Monero, gold/silver or cash payments; start a private, whitelisted-seller or multi-seller marketplace. Customize your business with easy-to-configure themes and plugins. Connect your store to a shopping network with thousands of stores worldwide – buyers only need one account to shop from all stores using a regular web browser. A global federated search with integrated customer reviews brings new customers to your business. Don't want to host your own store? Signup to any multi-seller marketplace (such as Bitejo.com) and list your products via the easy-to-use UI.

(In development.)

Beta Testing:
Bitejo is currently in beta testing. High value transactions are not advised.
If you find any problems, bugs or have suggestions, please send a message.

Contact:
- Private Message: https://bitejo.com/u/Bitejo/
- Email: bitejo @  protonmail.com (PGP Key: https://bitejo.com/pgp.txt)
- Bitcointalk Private Message

[AB de Royse777]

When I try to sign up it gives me the following error:



After submitting the registration information by the way.

And you don't need an email address?
It just asked for username and a password with optional referral username.

[SFR10]

@Bitejo.com
I got a different error in comparison to what Royse777 experienced and after retrying it, I was able to successfully sign up but it still returned to the Sign-up page, even though I was already logged in.

Code:

[Ratelimited] Please wait 7 seconds and try again

I roamed around and here's my suggestion:

• Adding subcategories to each of the platforms.

- Reviews and reputation help you to find the best listings.

What sort of system is in place for reducing its high potential for abuse?

And you don't need an email address?

AFAICT, we have to add it later on so we could recover our accounts and reset our passwords as well.

[Bitejo.com]

Thanks for the feedback.

When I try to sign up it gives me the following error

Sorry, signup errors should be fixed now.

And you don't need an email address?

Email isn't required but members can optionally link their email address in Settings -> Email Preferences, so that they can reset their password, enable email 2FA, and receive email notifications.

[Ratelimited] Please wait 7 seconds and try again

Rate limit has been relaxed. You shouldn't need to wait now.

Adding subcategories to each of the platforms.

Bitejo uses flexible tags instead of fixed categories. For example if a baker wants to sell bread, they don't need to search for a "Food" category, but they can simply create the following tags: "food", "baked goods", "bakery", "bread". Members can now search for specific tags on the search page and see the most popular tags on the home page. I can make the tags system clearer.

- Reviews and reputation help you to find the best listings.

What sort of system is in place for reducing its high potential for abuse?

Members can only leave reviews after their trade is completed. This can't protect against bought reviews, but the same problem exists in Amazon, Yelp, Trustpilot, etc.

An optional escrow feature will be released in the next months, where members can signup as escrow mediators and traders can select a mediator for their trade. Escrow mediators can set their own fee, terms and min/max amounts. It will use 2-of-3 multisig escrow, so that mediators don't have direct access to the funds, but they can refund the buyer or release funds to the seller if there are any problems.

[AB de Royse777]

When I try to sign up it gives me the following error

Sorry, signup errors should be fixed now.

I was able to sign up. Very nice, neat and clean. I have a feeling that you have done the design and site functionality from the scratch. Let me know if I am wrong.

Few quick observations:

- After even logged in to my account I still see the sign-up login section. For a logged-in user it's not necessary.



- Add 2FA option if possible.


Overall, I am very pleased to see such project. In the crypto space a freelancer type platform should have demand. If you need help on bitcointalk marketing then feel free to contact me. You need a marketing plan and start the marketing to start getting visitors on the site. Visitors will become your clients.

[Bitejo.com]

- After even logged in to my account I still see the sign-up login section. For a logged-in user it's not necessary.
- Add 2FA option if possible.

Thanks again for the feedback. Logged in users now see "Search Listings" and "My Orders" buttons on the homepage.

Email 2FA is available in Settings -> Email Preferences. Members need to link their email address first, before they can see email 2FA options.

Marketing, social media and translation bounties will start in summer, after the release of Fido Escrows.

[AB de Royse777]

Thanks again for the feedback. Logged in users now see "Search Listings" and "My Orders" buttons on the homepage.

Email 2FA is available in Settings -> Email Preferences. Members need to link their email address first, before they can see email 2FA options.

This was very quick which means you or the team you have working on the site constantly for improving the features?

Marketing, social media and translation bounties will start in summer, after the release of Fido Escrows.

I offer bitcointalk promotion (you can check the link below my avatar image on the left). Feel free to connect if you need any help on marketing the product. I would love to work together.

Edit:
So the 2FA actually send a code to the email. I was looking at something like 2FA authentication using another app like Google Authenticator or Authy. Sometimes an email can be hacked and using the same email the hacker can easily get access of the accounts. The benefit of using those kinds of 6 digit authentication by third party app is that you can ask the user to wait 15 days before resetting their authentication code in case they lose the authentication code they had active with the system.

[Bitejo.com]

I was looking at something like 2FA authentication using another app like Google Authenticator or Authy.

Support for 2FA apps will be added in the future. Thanks for the offer, I will let you know when the marketing starts.


Announcing basic Monero support:
Bitejo now supports Monero payments.

Right now, Bitejo doesn't have an integrated Monero web wallet. Members must use an external wallet, such as the Monero GUI desktop wallet or the Cake Wallet mobile wallet.

Members can accept Monero payments in New Listing -> Pricing and link their Monero address in Profile -> Account Settings.

Due to the private Monero blockchain, members must check their wallet themselves to make sure that the correct amount has been sent and confirmed, before they complete their trade.

A built-in Monero web wallet is planned for the future.

Trusted external Monero wallets:
Monero GUI/CLI Wallet for Windows, Mac and Linux
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/

Cake Wallet Mobile Wallet for Android and iOS
https://cakewallet.com/

MyMonero.com Web Wallet
https://mymonero.com/

Trezor Hardware Wallet
https://trezor.io/

Next updates:
- Fido Escrows for Bitcoin payments
- Social Media Bounties and Translation Bounties

[Bitejo.com]

Fido Escrows update:
Fido Escrows is under development.

Fido Escrows uses 2-of-3 multisig addresses to keep traders safe. Members can signup as escrow mediators for Bitcoin trades and set their own terms, limits and fees. For successful trades, the buyer can release funds to the seller without involving the mediator. In case of a dispute, the mediator decides whether to refund the buyer or release funds to the seller, but has no direct access to the funds. Traders can rate and review mediators.


Grupo Groups preview:
Grupo Groups is under development.

With Grupo Groups, members can create their own public or private groups, which include a forum and group listings.

Examples:
- A buy/sell group for musical instruments with Merkado Classifieds group listings
- A graphic design agency with Tasko Jobs group listings
- Community fundraisers for local schools with Kuno Fundraisers group listings
- A general group for your city, with local Bitcoin classifieds, jobs, fundraisers and exchanges


Federated Platform preview:
A federated open-source platform named Bitvendo is under development.

The federated platform allows sellers and communities to host their own customizable marketplaces for classifieds, jobs, fundraisers or exchanges. Marketplaces can decide which listing types and payment methods to support. Marketplaces can be open to all sellers or only allow selected seller(s). Marketplaces can be private or federated. Federated marketplace listings display in a global search and members can use one account across all federated marketplaces. Members can access marketplaces via a regular web browser, with no need to install additional software.

The platform will be easy to install/configure and extensible via themes and plugins (no technical skills required). It is based on PHP/MySQL/Apache and can be hosted on any VPS, Raspberry Pi or other server.

The Bitejo.com website will remain active and supported as a federated marketplace.

[Bitejo.com]

[Bitejo.com]

Updates:
- Improved Wallet Profiles. Sign up, create a Bitcoin web wallet or enter your existing Bitcoin address, and share your Wallet Profile link with friends, customers or followers to easily receive Bitcoin payments.

Examples:
Request a $10 payment in Bitcoin: https://bitejo.com/btc/Bitejo/10-USD
Share a Monero donation address: https://bitejo.com/xmr/Bitejo/

Coming soon:
- Fido Escrows is coming soon. Members can sign up as a mediator and set their fee to mediate trades with 2-of-3 multisig escrow or choose a mediator to escrow their purchases.
- Grupo Groups is under development and offers public groups, private groups, group-only listings and group forums. Great for cities, communities, professions and hobbies.
- Bitvendo open source federated marketplace is under development. Users can host their own multi-seller or single-seller marketplaces with an optional federation feature that displays listings in a global search and allows members to use one account across all federations. Users can enable classifieds, jobs, fundraisers or exchanges and accept cash, Bitcoin or Monero. Themes and plugins help users to develop a customized marketplace without technical knowledge. Bitejo.com will remain active as a federated Bitvendo marketplace.

Bitejo Plus free trial:
- Bitejo Plus offers additional features such as extra listings, private listings, One-Click listings, email notifications and saved searches. Don't find what you need? Setup a saved search and receive notifications via email if your desired product is listed. Alternatively enable email notifications for new orders, order updates and private messages. Post your Bitejo username to receive a 1 Month Bitejo Plus free trial. (Free trials are not eligible for referral rewards.)

[SFR10]

Coming soon:
- Fido Escrows is coming soon. Members can sign up as a mediator and set their fee to mediate trades with 2-of-3 multisig escrow or choose a mediator to escrow their purchases.

I do like your plan to implement a 2-of-3 multi-sig setup with escrow providers, but by allowing other members to sign up as escrow providers, you're basically giving them the chance to use an alt account, a friend, or an accomplice to trick the system ^{[you might want to reconsider that part]}.

[Bitejo.com]

I do like your plan to implement a 2-of-3 multi-sig setup with escrow providers, but by allowing other members to sign up as escrow providers, you're basically giving them the chance to use an alt account, a friend, or an accomplice to trick the system ^{[you might want to reconsider that part]}.

Thanks for the feedback.

The idea is that mediators who already offer escrow services in Bitcointalk, Bitrated, Telegram, etc. can also offer them in Bitejo. For security, established mediators can choose to add a PGP/Bitcoin signed message to their profiles or escrow listings. It's more efficient to allow members to sign up as mediators and build trust via customer reviews than to recruit and hire specific whitelisted mediators.

How it works: Bitcoin escrow is optional. Direct Bitcoin, cash and Monero trades are also possible. Mediators can create escrow listings with min/max limits, fees and terms. When ordering from a seller, the buyer suggests an escrow listing and the seller can view this escrow listing, read the reviews, then accept or decline the order. This means that both traders can decide if they trust the mediator. The mediator can also accept/decline escrow requests. Every escrowed order includes a chatbox that the buyer, seller and mediator can use, which can help to solve disputes. After the trade, the buyer and seller can review the mediator or in the case of a scam, report the mediator. If the mediator scams, their listings and account will be deactivated, but Bitejo is unable to restore lost funds or products.

Unfortunately fake reviews and collusion are still possible, but even Paypal and Amazon have problems with chargebacks, disputes and fraudulent returns. As long as both the buyer and seller trust the mediator, 2-of-3 multisig escrow provides better security than a non-escrowed trade, e.g. in case the seller doesn't send the product or the employer doesn't pay the freelancer.

[Bitejo.com]

Update:
- New beginner guide available: https://bitejo.com/guide/
The guide includes how to signup, publish a listing, search listings, make an order and use a Bitcoin wallet.

[Bitejo.com]

Fido Escrows preview:

Members can sign up as an escrow mediator, set their own terms, limits and fees, and build reputation via customer reviews.

Traders can select an escrow mediator and use 2-of-3 Bitcoin multisig escrow with the built-in web wallet or an external Bitcoin wallet.

For successful trades, the buyer can release funds to the seller without involving the mediator. In case of a dispute, the buyer can ask the mediator for a refund. Due to the 2-of-3 multisig, the mediator doesn't have sole control over the funds.

Grupo Groups preview:

Users can start public or private groups for their hobby, city or profession with group-only listings (classifieds, jobs, fundraisers and exchanges) and discussion forums. Examples: a Bitcoin buy/sell group for New York City or a Bitcoin artists group.

Bitvendo Federated Marketplace preview:

Bitvendo is an upcoming free and open source federated marketplace platform. Easy to install and customize like WooCommerce with federation like Mastodon.

Setup a single-vendor online store or a whitelisted/open multi-vendor marketplace with a one-click install – a basic VPS or Raspberry Pi is enough. Choose to support products, jobs, fundraisers or exchanges, plus Bitcoin, Monero or cash payments. If you don't want to self-host, you can list your products in an open multi-vendor marketplace (e.g. Bitejo.com).

Customers only need one account to shop in all federated stores, find products in a global search and make use of reputation and reviews. Buyers can use a regular web browser, no need for specialized software or an additional extension.

The open source codebase (PHP, SQL) makes it easy for devs to edit, extend and fork the marketplace.

Bitvendo aims to make it easier to build Bitcoin-friendly alternatives to Amazon, Ebay, Upwork, Fiverr, Uber, AirBnB, Kickstarter, GoFundMe and more – no technical knowledge required.

[Bitejo.com]

Live on Bitcoin with Bitejo.com

Buy and sell products and services for Bitcoin/Monero/cash, find jobs and hire people, start fundraisers and exchange crypto and cash.

Example listings:
- Google Pixel 4a for sale. $300 in Bitcoin (flexible price). International shipping.
- Looking for a studio apartment in Amsterdam. 800 €/month (flexible) in cash or Monero.
- Hiring a remote graphic designer to make a logo for my business. $200 fixed price in Bitcoin.
- Offering taxi and delivery services in Toronto. $2/km in Bitcoin or cash in person.
- Crypto personal shopping. Send the product link and pay in Bitcoin or Monero. Limits $5 - $500, 10% fee.

Example searches:
- Science fiction eBooks for sale for Monero, sorted by reviews.
- People who are looking for used laptops with a budget of $200 or more.
- Remote software developers for hire who accept Monero, with search terms "PHP" and "SQL".
- Restaurants who are hiring chefs in New York City and pay in cash or Bitcoin.
- Indie video game fundraisers that accept Bitcoin donations.
- Monero cash-in-person sellers in Tokyo, minimum purchase ¥5000 or lower.

Sign up and publish listings for free. No KYC or personal information required. Don't find what you need? Publish a search ad or subscribe to new listings by email (Saved Searches -> Email Notifications).

Get a 1 month free Bitejo Plus membership here to unlock advanced listings, saved searches, email notifications and more: https://bitejo.com/listing/plus/
(Free Bitejo Plus memberships are not eligible for referral rewards.)

[Bitejo.com]

Bitejo Plus free month:
Unlock advanced listing features (unlimited stock, private listings, one-click listings for digital products), bookmarked searches and email notifications with Bitejo Plus: https://bitejo.com/listing/plus

Search ads and bookmarked searches:
Don't find what you need? Publish a search ad (New listing -> Buying) or bookmark a search query and enable email notifications.

Coming soon:
- Set prices directly in Bitcoin or Monero
- Add up to 5 product photos
- Fido Escrows marketplace (offer Bitcoin multisig escrow mediation with your own terms and fees)
- Grupo Groups (create public and private groups with their own listings and forum)
- Advanced product, stock and pricing features for sellers
- Store themes and customization
- Translations
- Bitvendo (open source federated marketplace software)

Suggestions:
If you want to suggest a specific feature, send a message here: https://bitejo.com/contact/

[Bitejo.com]

Updates:
- RSS feed for new listings available here: https://bitejo.com/rss
- Free Bitejo Plus memberships for all members (expires January 1 2023). Includes unlimited listings, password-protected listings, auto-fulfillment for digital products, bookmarked searches, and optional email notifications for searches, orders and private messages. After the free membership expires, members can continue to use all standard account features as usual. (Free Bitejo Plus memberships don't qualify for referral rewards.)

Coming next:
- Set a static Bitcoin or Monero price for your products.
- Upload up to 5 listing photos (1 primary photo and up to 4 secondary photos).
- Grupo Groups: Create and join groups for your city, hobby or profession with group-only listings and a forum.

Future updates:
- Fido Escrows: Select a mediator and use 2-of-3 Bitcoin multisig, or offer a mediation service with your own terms and fees. Bitcoin multisig helps to protect against scams and enables refunds.
- Bitvendo open source federated marketplace: Start your own crypto marketplace or single-seller online store and connect it to a federated shopping network with a global search, single sign-on and customer reviews. With one-click installation, an easy-to-use admin panel, and no technical skills required.

[SFR10]

- RSS feed for new listings available here: https://bitejo.com/rss

Great update, but why it doesn't seem to show any of the images for those listings ^{[it'd be nice to not leave the RSS reader app unless there's a need to directly interact with bitejo]}?

Coming next:
- Set a static Bitcoin or Monero price for your products.

Considering that both are volatile in nature, I think dynamic prices would benefit sellers/buyers more.

[Bitejo.com]

Great update, but why it doesn't seem to show any of the images for those listings

Thanks for the feedback, images are now included in the RSS feed.

Considering that both are volatile in nature, I think dynamic prices would benefit sellers/buyers more.

Sellers can choose to set prices in fiat (or gold/silver) with dynamic conversions to crypto, or directly in crypto (the option to set static crypto prices was requested).