[TEST-NET] Looking for help to test my privacy focused CEX.

[nonlogs]

Hello there, I hope you’re doing well.

I had previously made several posts asking for suggestions from our Bitcoin community about building the most perfect privacy focused CEX. I’ve finally built a working CEX that is mainly focused on privacy.

Most of the suggestions I received included features like never freezing funds and offering low withdrawal fees. If you have some free time, please help test my CEX. I’m a single developer handling both the backend and frontend. I’ve tested most of the bugs, but I need to make sure everything works smoothly. Please reply with your valuable Suggestions so that I can improve it further.

Right now, we have XMR and BTC testnet activated on the CEX, so you can use these publicly available networks to test it out.

Here’s the link for XMR: https://stagenet-faucet.xmr-tw.org/
BTC link: https://bitcoinfaucet.uo1.net/send.php

CEX TESTNET: https://test.nonlogs.com/

Thank you, and have a great day!

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I like the website design, it looks very good for a single developer and is also mobile friendly which is impressive.

I have not gotten any of the testnet coins yet, I will want to be sure I will be using them before getting some, but the ToS, privacy policy and other features are privacy inclined. There is the fact that we are trusting your word for it and there is no way to really know how much data is collected, so it will need to be functional for a while for the public to assess how it operates.

- Jay -

[nonlogs]

I like the website design, it looks very good for a single developer and is also mobile friendly which is impressive.

I have not gotten any of the testnet coins yet, I will want to be sure I will be using them before getting some, but the ToS, privacy policy and other features are privacy inclined. There is the fact that we are trusting your word for it and there is no way to really know how much data is collected, so it will need to be functional for a while for the public to assess how it operates.

- Jay -

Thanks for your feedback, Jay. I really appreciate the time you took to check it out.

You're absolutely right. Since this is a privacy focused platform, trust will only come with time and transparency. I’ve tried to minimize data collection wherever possible. While I understand the importance of open source, I’ve decided not to make the code public at this stage. As a solo developer, I’ve put in a lot of time and effort, and I’m concerned that open sourcing everything too soon could lead to my work being copied or misused.

To gain test coins, you need to Register >> go to Wallet >> Deposit >> generate a deposit address >> go to faucet >> put newly generated address in that faucet. They will send the coins and once you receive the transaction hash, wait for a few minutes (testnet blockchain takes time for tx to be confirmed, sometimes minutes to hours there is nothing I can do with testnet blockchain as I don't control them). You can visit the deposit history to check if the deposit is credited. Once you get enough confirmations, your balance will be credited.

XMR FAUCET: https://stagenet-faucet.xmr-tw.org/
BTC FAUCET: https://bitcoinfaucet.uo1.net/send.php

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...I’ve put in a lot of time and effort, and I’m concerned that open sourcing everything too soon could lead to my work being copied or misused.

This could happen at any point you go open source. But I will keep tabs with your progress to know if it is opened at any point in the future.

Do I need to confirm my email address on registration or can I use a throwaway addy to sign up?

- Jay -

[TryNinja]

Some quick first thoughts:

1. I'm required to provide a refund address for all three BTC, USDT, and XMR. Sometimes I just want to trade BTC<>USDT and don't have a XMR wallet... or want to trade XMR<>USDT and I don't have a BTC wallet.
2. The USDT network isn't specified on the refund addresses page. Is it ETH? Polygon? BSC? I saw later that you use Polygon, probably better to specify that on the refund addresses page.
3. After providing the refund addresses, it says I can deposit but there is no button to go on (or automatic redirect). Add a link/button next to "you can deposit" that takes the user to the deposit page.

[nonlogs]

...I’ve put in a lot of time and effort, and I’m concerned that open sourcing everything too soon could lead to my work being copied or misused.

This could happen at any point you go open source. But I will keep tabs with your progress to know if it is opened at any point in the future.

Do I need to confirm my email address on registration or can I use a throwaway addy to sign up?

- Jay -

Yeah, thanks for the heads up. Yes, you can use any email no validation needed.

[nonlogs]

Some quick first thoughts:

1. I'm required to provide a refund address for all three BTC, USDT, and XMR. Sometimes I just want to trade BTC<>USDT and don't have a XMR wallet... or want to trade XMR<>USDT and I don't have a BTC wallet.
2. The USDT network isn't specified on the refund addresses page. Is it ETH? Polygon? BSC? I saw later that you use Polygon, probably better to specify that on the refund addresses page.
3. After providing the refund addresses, it says I can deposit but there is no button to go on (or automatic redirect). Add a link/button next to "you can deposit" that takes the user to the deposit page.

1. Yes, you don't have to provide every refund address. You can provide a refund address when you need to trade a specific pair or before generating a deposit address.

2. Yes, right now I haven't set up the USDT testnet. You are correct I'm going to use Polygon USDT. Thanks for the suggestion; I will make it easier to understand which network the refund address should be updated for.

3. Okay, noted. I will include that in the update.

Thanks for checking it out it means a lot. Have a great day.