Interesting as v2 kind of never went anywhere and I was confused by that. Maybe silkroad stigma?
I looked at the code and some basic DHT async loops setup using libp2p.
Would be quite interesting if it could have a Nostr component. It could be the first p2p project that bridges relays and p2p for Nostr.
“v2 didn’t went anywhere”
How so? Maybe I used v1 then? I am pretty sure I remember connecting to OB2..
It wasn’t vapourware.. it just didn’t get traction and development slowed until it stopped. Maybe I dropped out of the loop too.
I thought at the time “there was enough market demand and a way to pay using Bitcoin - this thing is sure to live on”. But I only ever saw small and experimental stores that looked like tests.
I support the idea 100%. And now is a good time to reimagine decentralised marketplaces.
No I actually used OB1 I think. Seems like OB1 was a for-profit company and the infrastructure costs was too high.
https://medium.com/@therealopenbazaar/openbazaar-needs-your-support-75fe7e117ad1
Damn. Hard to read that. I liked the team, and they seemed to do a really solid job from memory.
Hopefully it was just too early.
