Despite the fact that in a few hours after the launch of the online platform OpenBazaar it was used for illegal trafficking in goods, this precedent did not affect the company's plans to develop a decentralized platform global market. Already planned release of the next version of the platform, OpenBazaar 2.0.
Launch of the new version is expected in the next few months. The platform will have a revamped user interface, which will make the process of buying and selling goods much easier.
One of the more than 300 platform vendors, Sam Patterson (Sam Patterson), besides helping in the management of multiple updates, direct store OB1. Patterson argues that from 7000 continuously offered on the platform of "illegal" products are only 200. He said that the promotion of growth platforms in different countries are gaining speed:
"What's really cool - is that ... we can see a mixture of members from the country and from abroad. Despite the fact that the vast majority of users are Americans, we send products all over the world. "
user Authentication
Although OB1 does not track the individual owners marketplaces and their location, certain information about users can be obtained using sites like Duosear.ch or BazaarBay. According to the information collected at the moment OpenBazaar software has been downloaded in 190 countries, on a viewing platform about 20 thousand items.
The average user platform - it is a small or medium-sized trading company, preferring material goods. This fact became Patterson surprise, as he and his colleagues believe that the distributed nature of the network and not the nature of Bitcoin recognized borders had to orient users to offer a variety of services, rather than physical goods.
The average user platform - it is a small or medium-sized trading company, preferring material goods. This fact became Patterson surprise, as he and his colleagues believe that the distributed nature of the network and not the nature of Bitcoin recognized borders had to orient users to offer a variety of services, rather than physical goods.
According to Google Chat analysis, 90% of views on the platform falls on material goods, 7% - in the digital products, and only 3% - for services and services. While a decent percentage of all these proposals is unsafe, illegal are only a few products.
Regarding the location, most of the OpenBazaar customers in the US, there is also the growth of customers from Asia: China, Japan and Hong Kong.