May 1 2021

Announcing the open beta release of Bitejo, a free Bitcoin marketplace for everyone.

Website: https://bitejo.com/

Whitepaper: https://bitejo.com/about/

Freely trade with your friends, community and the world:
- Buy and sell products with Merkato Classifieds (Bitcoin Craigslist/Ebay)
- Find work and hire people with Tasko Jobs (Bitcoin Upwork/Fiverr)
- Raise funds and support causes with Kuno Fundraisers (Bitcoin GoFundMe/Kickstarter)
- Exchange cryptocurrencies and fiat with Valuto Exchanges (For everything that doesn't accept Bitcoin yet)

Easy-to-use:
- Works with a regular web browser on a computer or smartphone. No need to install software or buy specialized hardware.
- Reviews and reputation help you to find the best listings.
- Use the simple built-in web wallet or your own Bitcoin wallet.
- KYC-free forever – keeping financial participation accessible for everyone.

Flexible:
- Trade online or locally.
- Accept Bitcoin or cash payments.
- Buy and sell physical or digital products and services.
- Post "Search" listings, if you don't find what you need.

Free:
- No shareholders, ICO or altcoin.
- No membership fees or listing fees, no ads, no selling data.
- Optional "Bitejo Plus" premium membership for $10/month. (Details here: https://bitejo.com/listing/plus/)

Referral rewards:
- Refer a member who activates a 1 Month Bitejo Plus Membership and receive a $5 reward.
- Example: If you refer 10 people who each activate 1 Month Memberships, you receive $50.
- Referral rewards are paid out weekly in Bitcoin. No minimum withdrawal.

Future development:
- Multisig escrow support with Fido Escrows. (Summer 2021)
Warning: Because escrow is not implemented yet (May 2021), Bitejo cannot refund failed or disputed trades or give support regarding failed or disputed trades.
- Translations into multiple languages. (Summer 2021)
- Support for Monero payments. In addition to strong privacy, Monero offers low fees, a 2 minute blocktime, and accessible CPU mining. (Fall 2021)
- Additional Bitejo Plus features: Custom themes for store and product pages and specialized product, stock and sales management features. (Fall 2021)
- Community listings, chatrooms and forums with Grupo Groups. (Winter 2021)
- Future development of an alternative open source decentralized platform. (2022)
- Collaboration with other KYC-free crypto platforms. (Ongoing)
- Constant improvement of features, UI and user experience. (Ongoing)

Bounties:
In the future, there will be Translation Bounties and Social Media Bounties (payment in Bitcoin).

Special offer:
If you want to regularly sell products, services or exchanges with Bitejo, send a message with a description of your services, and you will receive a free 6 Month Bitejo Plus Membership.
(Free Bitejo Plus Memberships are not eligible for referral rewards.)

Donations:
If Bitejo is useful for you and you want to support future development, a donation would be greatly appreciated.
Bitcoin: 1MqLwPZQc9jTQQMYmvg9BhzRBHQB9pt2p2
Monero: 495zepaDAJ66PZCyU3kRxVTu2xFge3kjNQnmaFskD7cbQ2kHfBAnYnmHksEHWWytNgKFMTdi9qKbdiX r6SJ82yC6GBzzA3J

Beta Testing:
Bitejo is currently in beta testing. High value transactions are not advised.
If you find any problems, bugs or have suggestions, please send a message.

Contact:
- Private Message: https://bitejo.com/u/Bitejo/
- Email: bitejo @ bitejo.com (Uses ProtonMail. PGP Key: https://bitejo.com/pgp.txt)
- Bitcointalk Private Message