January 26, 2024 - MostroP2P, a bot that aims to enable peer-to-peer exchange of Bitcoin on the Lightning Network for any fiat currency, announced today that it has successfully completed its first order. This marks a major milestone for the project, which has been in development for months.
MostroP2P is a platform that leverages Nostr, a decentralized and censorship-resistant network of relays that allows users to communicate and share information. By using Nostr, MostroP2P can offer a secure and trustless way for buyers and sellers of Bitcoin to interact and transact without intermediaries or KYC requirements.
The first order on MostroP2P was a small exchange of 1000 ARS for 1986 Satoshis between two users in Argentina. The order was executed smoothly and quickly, demonstrating the potential of the platform to facilitate global and frictionless trade of Bitcoin.
"We are very excited to launch MostroP2P and to see our vision come to life. We believe that MostroP2P can empower people to use Bitcoin as a medium of exchange, not just a store of value, and to do so in a way that respects their privacy and sovereignty" said Francisco Calderón, the founder and lead developer of MostroP2P.
MostroP2P is currently in beta and only allows small test exchanges of up to 20,000 Satoshis. The team is working hard to improve the platform and to increase the order limit in the near future. MostroP2P is also looking for feedback and collaboration from the Bitcoin and Nostr communities.
Anyone who is interested in trying out MostroP2P can visit the website or follow the Twitter account for updates and instructions. Those who want to contribute to the development of MostroP2P can check out the GitHub repository or join the Telegram groups for discussions and support.
About MostroP2P
MostroP2P is a peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platform on Nostr. It allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin on the Lightning Network for any fiat currency, without intermediaries or KYC requirements. MostroP2P is a censorship-resistant and non-custodial solution that aims to make Bitcoin more accessible and usable for everyone. For more information, please visit mostro.network.
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I think the concept of bitcoin being inevitable is relatively new. Sure, some people used to say that early on too, but that notion got much more popular and the last few years.
In reality, most generations of bitcoiners believed that some things need to be done in order for it to succeed. “Things” in all walks of life, but our topic here is building so I’ll focus on that.
Lightning for example, couldn’t have happened if we hadn’t soft forked bitcoin THREE times first in order to enable it (CLTV, CSV, SegWit). People forget that, but it was never the case that you don’t upgrade bitcoin to enable new things!
I don’t think anyone can tell us “what needs to be built”; the only way to find out is for people to build whatever crazy things they want, and see how the market reacts.