Bridgoro Review
Introduction
Bridgoro is semi-decentralized exchange where users can exchange XMR, BTC, SOL, ETH, and Tron directly with other users, and during the exchange there's no third-party involved. The users create liquidity themselves as trade offers and it works as P2P, for smooth functioning of such operation, Bridgoro provides escrow buffer wallet so the funds of both parties are safe during trade.
Bridgoro allows secure and anonymous transactions between users, but users have to create an account on the platform in order to use it. So it doesn't work like other instant exchanges where users can exchange their coins without need of an account, but those instant exchanges either rely on third party liquidity providers or they've their own liquidity pools, where on Bridgoro, it's basically a trade offer from one user that's executed and completed by the other user, and the platform act as escrow to secure funds of both parties during trades.
Registering an Account at Bridgoro
I began testing of this platform by creating an account. Creating an account at Bridgoro is somewhat difficult for new users, when I was creating an account, I faced some issue. To register my account on Bridgoro I used Tor browser for high privacy, the site loaded without any issue using Tor but during account creation I faced some issues. The first issue is CAPTCHA verification, you'll have to complete CAPTCHA verification multiple times. But that's not the biggest issue, the biggest issue users face during account creation is when someone pastes his/her e-mail address during account registration, the platforms doesn't detect such copy/paste e-mail address, and it doesn't allow sign up when someone paste their e-mail address.
I tried to create an account by copy/pasting my e-mail address that's what I do at most websites, but Bridgoro platform wasn't able to detect the pasted e-mail address and the sign up button was disabled. I refreshed the site multiple times, completed CAPTCHA multiple times, however during all those times I faced the same issue. After many tries, I decided to write my e-mail address to register the account instead of copy/pasting it, and then I was able to create an account on Bridgoro. I must say that Bridgoro team should fix this account creation issue because if this issue remains then many users won't be able to create accounts and they won't be able to use the platform.
Trading at Bridgoro
Once my account was registered, I decided to test the platform with a trade. For that I clicked on "Explore Offers" button, and selected BTC to Sol for this particular trade. I clicked on trade button and the offer loaded within a second, the service fee was 0 for the trade, I simply accepted the offer and proceeded to next step. I was transferred to deal page where I entered the amount for trading, and my receiving wallet, at first I selected $16.83 worth of Bitcoin, and then I found that minimum trading amount was around $30 in Bitcoin, so I selected $31.06 for this trade and pasted my Solana receiving wallet address, after that I clicked on create deal button.
I was taken to "Deal Details" page where I got around 180 minutes to complete the deposit. I sent Bitcoin to that buffer address and once a confirmation was completed I clicked on "Confirm Deposit" button, and in next window, I again clicked "Yes, confirm it" button. Now on Deal Details page Deposit confirmed by user message appeared, and within a minute it changed to Partially confirmed. I waited for more confirmations, the trade was completed within 2 hours. To be honest, it was a good trading experience at Bridgoro.
Some Suggestions to Bridgoro owner
1. The CAPTCHA verification at the platform is very annoying, it should be limited, especially during account registration.
2. The platform should allow and detect copy/pasting of e-mail addresses for registration.
3. If possible, the minimum deposit amount should be reduced to $20 or lower.
4. More coins should be added for traders.
Conclusion
Overall, It was a good experience using this platform, during account creation/registration I faced some issues, and I had to complete CAPTCHA verification multiple times. But the platform was fully functional and operational, and users can use Bridgoro to convert Bitcoin to Solana or to other available coins with good level of security. One can securely trade on this platform without any issues, and everything on the platform works well. My trade was completed successfully and I received my coins at my Solana wallet, it was a good experience trading on Bridgoro.
