Escrowed, classifieds-style P2P trade marketplace enabling local communities to trade goods and services privately, supporting local circular economies, resilience, and formalizing informal economies.
FURPS+
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Functionality
- Enable listing of goods and services for local trade
- Support private messaging for negotiation
- Provide reputation system for trust building
- Enable private escrow for secure transactions
- Support multiple payment methods (cash, crypto, barter, mutual credit)
- Enable location based search and navigation
- Support service offerings (skills, labor, expertise)
- Provide moderation and dispute resolution mechanisms
- Support supply chain tracking for transparent sourcing
- Enable Point of Sale integration for merchants
+ (Privacy, Anonymity, Censorship-Resistance)
- Private transaction history (not publicly visible)
- Encrypted messaging between parties
- Private account balances (no $5 wrench attack after a business transaction)
Demand Validation
Potential Users: Local community members, small businesses, gig workers, activists, preppers, privacy advocates
Use Cases:
- Formalizing informal economies (street vendors, gig workers, cash-based trades)
- Local food networks (farm-to-table, community gardens)
- Skills exchange (tutoring, repairs, services)
- Second-hand goods trading without corporate platforms
- Community-supported agriculture (CSA) coordination
- Tool and equipment sharing/rental
- Local service providers (handyman, childcare, etc.)
- Mutual aid networks during crises
- Building local circular economies
- Hawala-style value transfer networks
- Point of Sale for privacy-focused merchants
Possible Implementation
- Logos Forum Library (opchan core): Build on top of existing P2P forum infrastructure, adapting it for marketplace listings and transactions
- Reputation system: ZK proofs of past successful transactions without revealing details
- Escrow: Multi-signature smart contracts or trusted third-party escrow
Dependencies
Technical Validation
Risks & Challenges:
- Bootstrap problem: Need critical mass of users in each locality
- Spam and scam prevention without centralized moderation
- Dispute resolution in decentralized context
- Building trust without transparent transaction history
Integration Points:
- Private messaging systems
- Reputation systems (Private NFTs or ZK credentials)
- Private Stablecoin for payments
- Escrow/multisig for transaction security
- Local identity networks for trust building
- Point of Sale systems for merchant integration
- Payment networks (traditional and crypto)