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NO-KYC P2P Lightning exchange on top of nostr
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Mostro 1 month ago
What happens if the Mostro 🧌 node you use goes down? Your sats were never there. In Mostro, funds live in your Lightning wallet⚑ throughout the entire trade. The node coordinates the exchange, but never holds custody of your funds. If the node stops working, you can connect to another one and keep trading. The network doesn't depend on any particular node. That's what truly decentralized infrastructure means. #Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr #P2P #Mostro
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Mostro 1 month ago
A Bitcoin community running its own Mostro 🧌 node changes how its members operate. Trades happen between people who know each other, in local currency, with liquidity that stays inside the community. It's not just technology. It's a decision about how you want your community's economy to work. The active nodes in Cuba πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ί, Spain πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ, Colombia πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄, Bolivia πŸ‡§πŸ‡΄, and Venezuela πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ made that decision. When will yours? #Bitcoin #Nostr #P2P #Community
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Mostro 1 month ago
"Trust us" is what every company says. Mostro 🧌 says something different: verify it yourself. The code is open. Anyone can read it, audit it, and propose changes. Nothing is hidden about how the protocol works. That's not a marketing differentiator. It's the only real way to guarantee that a system does what it says it does ⚑ #Bitcoin #OpenSource #Cypherpunk #Nostr
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Mostro 1 month ago
Mostro 🧌 uses Nostr to communicate. What is that? Nostr is a decentralized messaging protocol. Nobody controls it. There's no central server that can censor it or shut it down. When you buy or sell on Mostro, messages between you and your counterpart travel encrypted through Nostr. Nobody can read them. Nobody can block them ⚑ That's why Mostro doesn't need a central database or a company behind it. The protocol exists as long as people use it. #Bitcoin #Nostr #P2P #Decentralized
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Mostro 1 month ago
Never done a trade on Mostro 🧌? This video shows how to make your first bitcoin buy or sell on Mostro Mobile, step by step ⚑ From choosing an offer to receiving sats in your wallet. No account. No verification. Watch the tutorial πŸ‘‡ #Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr #P2P #Mostro
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Mostro 2 months ago
The Mostro 🧌 network keeps growing. Every new node that joins brings its local currency, its community, and its liquidity to the network. That makes the protocol more useful for everyone: more options, more available currencies, more people who can trade P2P on their own terms. Today there are active nodes in five countries. Tomorrow there could be more. When will yours join? #Bitcoin #Nostr #P2P #Community #Mostro
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Mostro 2 months ago
Did you know there's a new post on the Mostro blog? 🧌 We talk about the anti-abuse bond: how it works, why it exists, and what happens to your sats in every possible scenario. The idea is simple: whoever acts in good faith pays nothing. The bond returns in full to their wallet. Whoever tries to abuse, puts their own money at risk. Each node decides whether to enable it and under what conditions. The network decides, not the protocol. Read the full article πŸ‘‡ User documentation πŸ‘‡
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Mostro 2 months ago
πŸš€ Mostrix v0.2.1 is out. This release advances the v2 protocol migration with transport-aware DMs, first-contact PoW, and cleaner message handling, plus attachment send/receive support, better chat UX, and a smoother startup. Release notes: #Mostro #Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr
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Mostro 2 months ago
Decentralization is not a technical idea. It's a response to something concrete: systems that fail, accounts that get frozen, countries left outside the global financial system. Mostro 🧌 doesn't exist to talk about decentralization. It exists because decentralization solves real problems for real people. Every node running the protocol is a piece of infrastructure that no company or government can shut down ⚑ #Bitcoin #Cypherpunk #Nostr #P2P
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Mostro 2 months ago
The person who uses Mostro 🧌 isn't necessarily a developer or a Bitcoin expert. It's someone who at some point decided they'd rather understand how their money works than blindly trust whoever manages it. Someone who values knowing their sats are in their own wallet, that the protocol is auditable, and that no company can freeze their account. That attitude has a name: financial sovereignty. Mostro exists for the people who already made that decision ⚑ #Bitcoin #Cypherpunk #Nostr #P2P #Sovereignty
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Mostro 2 months ago
Mostro 🧌 just published a new blog post!πŸ“° The anti-abuse bond: how it works, why it exists, and what happens to your sats in every possible scenario. The idea is simple: whoever acts in good faith pays nothing. The bond returns in full to their wallet. Whoever tries to abuse, puts their own money at risk. Each node decides whether to enable it and under what conditions. The network decides, not the protocol. Read the full article πŸ‘‡ User documentation πŸ‘‡ #Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr #P2P #Mostro
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Mostro 2 months ago
When you start a trade on Mostro 🧌, the first thing that happens is Lightning generates a hold invoice. What's that? An invoice that locks the seller's sats without collecting them yet. They sit there, on hold, until the buyer confirms the fiat payment and the seller verifies it. Only then does Lightning release them ⚑ If something goes wrong before that confirmation, the sats return to the seller automatically. That's the mechanism that makes custody-free P2P exchange possible. The protocol coordinates. Nobody touches the funds. #Bitcoin #Lightning #P2P #Nostr #Mostro
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Mostro 2 months ago
Mostro v0.17.5 is out πŸ§ŒπŸŽ‰ This release adds anti-abuse bonds. In simple terms: before starting certain trades, each side may need to lock a small bond. If they complete the trade normally, they get it back. If they disappear, stall the trade, or waste the other person’s time, they can lose part or all of it. Why this matters: β€’ it makes spam and fake intent more expensive β€’ it discourages people from opening trades they don’t plan to finish β€’ it protects honest users from griefing and endless waiting β€’ it helps the marketplace stay usable without turning Mostro into a custodial system The goal is simple: real traders should have a smoother experience, bad actors should have a harder time. Anti abuse bond is optional and it is decided by the Mostro node operator. Mostro remains P2P and non-custodial, but now with stronger incentives to behave seriously. Release: #Mostro #Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr #P2P
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Mostro 2 months ago
The 2026 World Cup ⚽ features 48 countries πŸ† The Mostro 🧌 Community Program is open to all of them. Every community that adds a node brings its currency, its language, and its local liquidity to the network. Active teams today: πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ί Cuba πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄ Colombia πŸ‡§πŸ‡΄ Bolivia πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ Venezuela The next one could be your country. Your community. Your node. Your exchange. #WorldCup2026 #Bitcoin #Nostr #P2P #Community image
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Mostro 2 months ago
Mostro Mobile v1.2.9 is out 🧌⚑ This version brings the announcement we've been waiting for: the anti-abuse bond system comes to the app. A mechanism that protects both sides of the trade. If someone doesn't follow through, the protocol applies an automatic penalty. The video explains how it works πŸ‘† Get the latest version πŸ‘‡ #Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr #P2P #Mostro
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