BitSquare will be launching its beta version of the decentralized Bitcoin exchange later this month. The BitSquare can be used to exchange bitcoin with other fiat currencies as well as altcoins. Founded by Manfred Karrer along with other contributors, BitSquare has been under development for over 2 years. The platform as been undergoing tests in the recent months before it can finally be launched on April 27, 2016.
Manfred Karrer, the founder and lead developer at BitSquare spoke about the platform and its impending launch on The Daily Decrypt , a Youtube channel dedicated to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to him, BitSquare is unlike any other bitcoin exchange out there. It is completely decentralized in terms of the platform’s infrastructure and the use of TOR-like network infrastructure.
BitSquare is available as a desktop application that can be installed like any other piece of software. Once BitSquare is installed, it is good to go. The USP of BitSquare lies in its way of handling the bitcoins. The bitcoins that are being cashed on the platform will either be in the local bitcoin wallet of the user or in a multisig transaction without them being stored on the platform itself. Once the trade is settled, the funds will also be settled through the multisig transaction itself. Also, there is no need for registration or submission of documents to the platform. This will prevent BitSquare from handling any private, identifiable information about its customers.
The company has built its mechanism after taking advice from leading lawyers and authorities who are involved in the regulatory aspects of the bitcoin and financial industry. The platform handles transactions on a multi-signature channel involving three keys. The buyer and the seller will hold one key each and the remaining key will be possessed by the arbitrator in charge […]
