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Board Bounties (Altcoins)
Re: [BOUNTY] Beta Test & Earn: $1,300 Reward Pool for Top Testers!
by
LoyceV
on 20/08/2025, 07:49:13 UTC
Quoting my posts from the other topic here as I was requested to post here:
(messy notes ahead)

I used Tor browser only for this test. First: captcha is VERY annoying.
I have to agree with Terms and Conditions. I can't open them in a new tab (my favourite middle mouse button), but instead it opens in a small popup screen. It's on 80% zoom and if I make it larger, the text doesn't fit anymore. I don't have a big screen to read post-it size PDFs.
After reading the first PDF, my captcha expired already. I think I had to go through a total of 5 captchas before I had a working account.

Without reading anything, I jump to Create Offer: Sell 0.1 BTC for XMR:
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Error Maximum amount per offer reached for user level
Try again for 0.01 BTC: that works. After I deposit 0.01 (testnet4 to be clear), it keeps counting down from 60 minutes to zero. At this point it would be nice if it detects the deposit. I clicked "Confirm deposit" and now I wait.

I don't like the default Notification settings: I don't need that many emails for anything that happens. The default should be off for everything, so I turned it all off.

For now, I'm waiting for a confirmation, but none of the other offers include BTC and XMR on testnet. Those are the only 2 testnet wallets I setup on my computer, so I can't test any of them now.
I checked other offers, and the first thing I noticed is that "max exchange amount" can't be clicked. It should be clickable to easily buy that offer.

The exchange is built on blockchain adapters and smart contracts that handle escrow logic in an automated way. Funds are locked in buffer wallets by the protocol itself, not by the development team.
This sounds decentralized, and I did send 0.01 (t)BTC to your address (tb1qvt3m9trgpw9dlp0su0ca2nctwdxdy6fyqrqsl4), but how can I possibly check if that's not just an address under your direct control? It looks like a normal testnet address.

Update:
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Deposit Timeout
It means the deposit deadline has passed without receiving the required deposit.
I'm starting to think you're mixing up testnet3 and testnet4: your Beta guide linked to several testnet4 faucets, which made me think that's what you're using, but other parts of the guide make it look like you're using the old testnet. You should probably use the most recent version, which is much easier to get.

Please avoid using the TOR browser with our platform
No-KYC means you also won't get my IP-address, so I'm not going to stop using Tor.

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An Onion version of the platform (without CAPTCHA) will be released once the main exchange version is complete.
Maybe you can expedite this as a privacy feature Smiley

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TOR browser doesn't work well with captcha, so there are difficulties in passing it.
Maybe a different captcha can work, Protonmail has a much easier one (for humans).

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If you already have BTC and XMR testnet wallets, connecting TRX, SOL, and ETH web wallets (in testnet mode) should be straightforward.
I don't like installing unknown software, and I don't want them on my system without VM. But as I never use those coins, I'll just skip them.

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The exchange is built on blockchain adapters and smart contracts that handle escrow logic in an automated way. Funds are locked in buffer wallets by the protocol itself, not by the development team.
This sounds decentralized, and I did send 0.01 (t)BTC to your address (tb1qvt3m9trgpw9dlp0su0ca2nctwdxdy6fyqrqsl4), but how can I possibly check if that's not just an address under your direct control? It looks like a normal testnet address.
It is not technically possible to verify whether wallets are controlled by the team.
This is a BIG problem! You're basically asking users to trust you (to be semi-decentralized). Now it looks like a regular website, but with the additional risk of losing coins because of a bad smart contract.

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However, you can see that a wallet is created at the exact moment you create a Deal/Offer.
All I see is an address. I can't see when it was created, and even if it was just fresly created, it could come from a regular wallet.
This is one of the reasons I've never used "decentralized" exchanges: when it comes to the details, I can't verify but have to trust. I'm not in crypto to trust people, and I've seen enough reasons not to trust anyone.

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I'm starting to think you're mixing up testnet3 and testnet4: your Beta guide linked to several testnet4 faucets, which made me think that's what you're using, but other parts of the guide make it look like you're using the old testnet. You should probably use the most recent version, which is much easier to get.
We agree with your feedback: some faucet links are outdated as many previously used services have closed.
So which one do you use: testnet 3 or 4? My deposit didn't show up (and I'd love to see what your sending transaction looks like when you send it to someone else after I exchange some for Monero testnet).

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We’ve added BTC → XMR and XMR → BTC offers for you. Please check them on the Explore Offers page.
I took one of those offers, and made another deposit on the latest testnet chain. Let's see....

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Just a quick note: if you’d like to participate in the Beta Test Reward Program, please make sure to publish your bug report in our [BOUNTY] thread.
My post was kinda "work in progress", hence the "messy notes ahead". I'll just quote myself there.