We’re excited to announce that Firo is now available on Anonbazaar.com, a peer-to-peer marketplace where users can buy and sell goods and services using privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies. Firo joins Monero as the platform’s supported payment options, with full support for Spark addresses.
What is Anonbazaar?
Anonbazaar is operated by the team behind xmrbazaar.com, one of the most established clear-net marketplaces in the privacy coin ecosystem. Think of it as Craigslist for privacy coins, a straightforward platform where individuals can list and purchase products, services, and rentals directly from one another.
The marketplace covers a wide range of categories including electronics, clothing, food, gift cards, jobs, personal shopping services, and more. Whether you’re looking to sell handmade goods, offer freelance services, or find unique items from privacy-conscious sellers, Anonbazaar provides the infrastructure to make it happen.
Why This Matters
Anonbazaar embodies the principles that make privacy coins valuable in the first place:
Non-Custodial and P2P: The platform never holds your funds. All transactions occur directly between buyers and sellers, eliminating counterparty risk and central points of failure.
No KYC Required: Users can list items or make purchases without submitting identity documents. This preserves financial privacy while enabling legitimate commerce.
End-to-End Encrypted Communications: All private communications between buyers and sellers—including messages, order notes, and shipping details—are secured using PGP encryption. This ensures that sensitive information remains confidential and accessible only to the parties involved in a transaction.
No Listing Fees: Anonbazaar operates on a donation-based model, removing barriers to entry for sellers who want to accept privacy-preserving payments.
Reputation System: Built-in feedback mechanisms help establish trust between trading partners, allowing the community to self-regulate. Fiat-Pegged Pricing: Sellers can price items in fiat currencies while accepting Firo, making it easier to manage pricing without constant adjustments for market volatility.
Spark Address Support
Firo listings on Anonbazaar support Spark addresses, meaning all transactions benefit from Lelantus Spark’s privacy guarantees. Buyers and sellers can transact with high anonymity sets and no transparent on-chain links between parties.
Weekly Lucky Draw: $100 in Prizes
To celebrate this listing and encourage adoption, we’re partnering with Anonbazaar to run a weekly lucky draw for listings that accept Firo.
How it works:
- Each week, two listings that accept Firo will be randomly selected.
- Each winning listing receives $50 USD worth of Firo.
- Prizes are sent directly to the Spark address included in the listing.
If you’ve been looking for a reason to start accepting Firo for your goods or services, now’s a good time to create a listing.
For Existing XMRBazaar Users
Already have a listing on XMRBazaar? Adding Firo as an additional payment option takes just a minute. Head over to Anonbazaar.com, edit your listing, and under Payment Method select “Altcoins (Direct Payment in FIRO).”
Enter your Spark address and you’re done. Your listing will now accept both Monero and Firo, giving buyers more flexibility while expanding your potential customer base. Also it puts you in the running for the weekly lucky draw!
If you need a wallet that supports Spark addresses, we recommend Stack Wallet, which is open source, supports both Monero and Firo and works on both mobile and desktop.
Get Started
Visit Anonbazaar.com to browse existing listings or create your own. No account registration with personal details is required. Just set up your listing, include your Spark address, and you’re ready to participate in privacy-preserving commerce.
Real-world utility is what transforms privacy technology from an abstract concept into something that protects people in their daily lives. Platforms like Anonbazaar represent an important step toward building a functional privacy-respecting economy, and we’re glad to be part of it.