Direct questions, direct answers

OmniBazaar is an e-commerce platform allowing users to buy, sell, and trade locally or even across borders. No bank accounts are required; simply join, make an OmniBazaar profile, and pay with whatever checkout method you have available. Plus, if you’re looking to explore crypto: our DEX, Yields, and RWA aggregator make for excellent investment tools!

Explore around and see for yourself what OmniBazaar can do at app.omnibazaar.com!

The concept is simple:

1. The OmniBazaar team builds and maintains the software, handling everything from design, development, engineering, etc. Sellers pay a 1% transaction fee on sales to help cover operating costs, of which we take a share. There’s no required cost to use the platform beyond the 1% transaction fee.

2. Referrers help onboard new users, growing the platform in an organic, decentralized way. Rather than run intrusive ads or complex marketing campaigns, we let communities decide if they’ll join us or not. Does your town need an e-commerce solution? Tell your neighbours about it! As thanks for this essential service, referrers are paid a share of the transaction fees on everything the people they referred go on to buy.

3. Node operators offer up their computers as additional, localized servers. This reduces our infrastructure costs and allows us to truly run decentralized; without this key feature, the OmniBazaar platform would have the same issues as most centralized e-commerce platforms. Operators earn a share of the fees collected as a thank you.

Okay, so it’s a little more complex than just a 123. Suffice to say: the OmniBazaar platform is painstakingly and efficiently optimized to handle any e-commerce and DeFi needs. With all of the above laid out, buyers and sellers can transact among themselves freely, with the entire marketplace being supported by the 1% transaction fees paid by the seller. That’s around 99% of revenue going straight from buyer to the seller.

Interested in getting involved? The easiest gateway in is to become a node operator if you’re an introvert, or refer your friends if an extrovert! Both are doable with a few clicks of a button, and can provide an ongoing income opportunity.

OmniBazaar is designed to operate with minimal operating costs. While we have the same core costs as other online platforms, we’ve carefully calculated the margins needed to keep this ship afloat. Most basic transactions can be done with just the minimal 1% transaction fee, and then most “luxury” features charge an additional, minimal price. Basically: we’re charging roughly what we need to perform to any function.

The broader reason? You’ve gotten used to other platforms price gouging and ripping you off. OmniBazaar is charging rates more in line with what e-commerce should be.

At its core: OmniBazaar is a marketplace. You can sign up, list a product, and sell it to your neighbor without ever touching crypto. That’s by design. We believe commerce should be accessible to everyone, not just the cash rich or crypto savvy.

That said: we believe crypto can make commerce faster, fairer, and all-around much easier. Money is meant to be spent, so why have your hard-earned coins locked away in a vault where you can’t use it? We’ve built crypto in as an option (and a pretty good one), but you decide how you want to shop and sell.

Most marketplaces are built around a central hub: an authority that owns the platform, controls what you can sell, harvests your data, and takes a significant cut of every transaction. OmniBazaar’s just built different. There’s no middleman holding your money — buyers and sellers trade directly with each other, with a small 1% fee paid by the seller only when something sells, like the good ol’ bazaars of old.

You keep what you earn, your data stays yours, and the platform is governed by its community. You’re not beholden to a platform; you’re a part of it!

Just your time. By default, we don’t charge a cent for our services. Individuals and small businesses can transact among themselves using the OmniBazaar software to list and shop for products, services, RWAs, Predictions, and crypto. Users pay no fees to join the marketplace, no fees to shop or to post listings, and no monthly or annual membership fees. Instead, sellers pay a small fee (~1%) on each transaction to support the marketplace network.

While not required, we do offer users the option to boost their listings with percentage rates; these optional fees not only help you reach more prospective buyers, but also help fund the program!

Special brag: all transactions made with OmniCoin (XOM) have zero gas fees! If you’re a crypto fan, you’ll know why that’s a huge deal.

OmniCoin is the digital currency of the OmniBazaar marketplace. People can use cash, credit, crypto, or OmniCoins to buy and sell goods and services in the OmniBazaar marketplace. The value of OmniCoins “float” freely compared to other currencies, with the value of OmniCoins being based on the value of the goods and services they can buy in the marketplace.

OmniCoin is simple and secure to use. It is privacy-friendly, because it allows users to choose to conduct transactions that are either transparent or private. Transaction processing takes seconds instead of minutes, making OmniCoin business-friendly. Transaction processing uses relatively little computing power, leaving OmniCoin eco-friendly. And, with OmniCoin, you can do transactions using an account name instead of a string of numbers. This makes OmniCoin user-friendly.

Please feel free to read more on our OmniCoin page.

Nope! But it’s better if you do.

OmniBazaar supports virtually every currency you can think of, from cash to credit to crypto. While you don’t have to, using OmniCoin gives you the lowest possible transaction fees and works seamlessly with several services; we can’t do anything to reduce your bank’s credit card fees, but we can make sure OmniCoin is the best cost-effective option that there is.

We give plenty of options. The easiest is to engage with OmniBazaar: buy, sell, and participate actively in the OmniBazaar marketplace and the Proof of Participation system and you will be rewarded automatically. You can also swap virtually any cryptocurrency into OmniCoin through the DEX — a fiat card-purchase option is coming soon. For an easy entry, referring new users to the platform can give you a percentage of everything they go on to buy.

Early users can also pick up OmniCoin through our bonus structure: Welcome, Referral, and First Sale bonuses are all paid out in OmniCoin, and the current bonus tier is always shown in the app.

A decentralized platform is one in which there’s no central hub or authority. Traditionally, every transaction occurs through a middleman; we’ve cut him out.

Now: your profits are your own. There’s no fee to join, shop or list — only a 1% seller-paid fee. Because the chain is decentralized, there’s no single server or company wallet to attack.

You’re not bound by a marketplace; you’re part of it!

Absolutely! Every sale can use escrow: a smart contract holds the payment until 2 of the 3 parties (buyer, seller, referee) agree the deal is done. An optional identity check (KYC) raises a seller’s trust score, so you know more about who you’re dealing with. The smart-contract escrow is what keeps your payment safe. The whole system’s noncustodial, a fancy way of saying “we don’t touch your money”; when you make a transaction, the money goes straight from your wallet to theirs. Likewise, our entire marketplace is kept safe via community policing, meaning illegal products are kept offline and malicious individuals are barred entry.

You can trust that your payments will be handled with care.

Every user on OmniBazaar builds a reputation through ratings and reviews from past transactions. Not only can you review a seller’s history before committing to a purchase, we advise you to do so.

For higher-value sales, use escrow: a smart contract holds the payment until delivery is confirmed. Escrow protection is included — there’s no separate escrow charge today.

Ultimately: follow your gut and use your instincts. If something sounds too good to be true: it likely is.

Largely. OmniBazaar itself bears an interface highly optimized for user experience, with most buttons, flows, and icons being clear even if in a foreign language. That being said: a lot of the platform discusses advanced investment ideas and crypto.

Familiar with crypto? This’ll be a cinch. Unfamiliar? We make it easy to learn.

To make the marketplace as open to everyone as possible, all major features can be utilized without having to touch crypto. We’re not a crypto company; we’re a company that believes cryptocurrency can be used for global change. That being said: yes, the marketplace can still be used to buy and sell in cash, credit, ACH/bank transfers, Venmo… you get the idea.

It isn’t! What makes us unique is we don’t track your data like traditional marketplaces. All transactions are private between buyer and seller.

Traditionally, digital marketplaces earn money by harvesting and collecting your data before selling you to the highest bidder. OmniBazaar monetizes instead with optional transaction charges where you can promote your own listing (thus reaching a wider audience) and let us collect a small percent.

OmniBazaar was founded in 2013. Since then, we’ve developed and optimized a full peer-to-peer digital marketplace, learned from our first-generation platform, and rebuilt it from the ground up, with our new mainnet live since April 2026. During this decade-plus of work, we’ve slowly been changing the peer-to-peer landscape.

Welcome back! Legacy users are some of our most valued community members, and we’ve made sure you’re taken care of. Through Pioneer Mode, your existing account and OmniCoins carry over: just log in with your original credentials and everything will be waiting for you.

Beyond that: sit back, relax, and explore all the new features and improvements of the new system.

Most likely! OmniBazaar operates as a global platform and is available in most jurisdictions; some features are geofenced where regulation requires. If you have an internet connection, come join the club! There’s no locale lock on signing up.

Not seeing any listings in your area? Make some!

Nope! There’s no signup required to view the full marketplace, though several key features are locked behind a login. Without logging in, you cannot: complete a transaction, use our DEX, make a listing, or participate in rewards programs. All of these would require a connected account to use.

Just want to look around? Go for it! Once you’re ready to officially join the platform, it’s entirely free to do so.

OmniBazaar supports the universal language of commerce (but also 10 more!) The platform is available in 10 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian, and we’re constantly adding more. Need your language added? Want to help translate? Get involved!

Most cryptocurrencies reward ‘miners’ and large token holders for securing the network. OmniCoin does things a little differently. Proof of Participation rewards the users who are most active in the marketplace itself, meaning the more you buy, sell, and engage, the more you contribute to (and benefit from) the network. It’s a system designed to reward real participants, not just deep pockets.

Several Reasons!

1. OmniBazaar offers a tiered bonus structure for early users, including a Welcome Bonus when you register, a Referral Bonus when someone you refer joins, and a First Sale Bonus when you complete your first transaction as a seller. These bonuses are paid in OmniCoin and scale down as the user base grows, so earlier is better. The current tier is always shown in the app.

2. OmniBazaar offers an incredibly generous referral program: every time you refer a user, you get a percentage of everything they buy, for as long as the referral program runs. The more people you refer who shop here, the more money you make just from helping spread the word. Under your account settings, look for the link that says “Referrals”, give it a click, and see your unique referral code and link. You can also get the same thing by clicking “Share” on product listings!

Since you’ve already figured out that this means recurring income, you’ve likely figured out that the earlier you start, the more unacquainted acquaintances there are! The sooner you join, the greater slice of these rewards you can score.

We’re glad you asked!

There are a few ways you can help support this project (and even earn some cash along the way). Please read over our Ways to Earn page for more info.

And, of course: follow us on all your favorite socials! Tell your friends!

You do.

OmniBazaar is a noncustodial platform, meaning we never hold your funds. Your wallet, your keys, your money. This is one of the core principles the platform was built on, allowing anyone to have financial independence with no 3rd party controlling their wealth.

On the upside: this means we cannot touch nor take away your money (even if we wanted to).

On the downside: this means we cannot help you if you lose it.

Please record your username, password, passkeys, phrases, 2FA, and everything and anything else in multiple secure locations. There is not a loophole nor special circumstance we can use to recover these for you.

This one’s important to read carefully: Because OmniBazaar is noncustodial, we have no access to your wallet or private keys. If you lose them, we cannot recover them for you. Nobody can.

Please store your seed phrase and credentials somewhere safe and offline. I have mine memorized, saved offline on my phone, and written down on sheets of paper both in a safe and stapled to the bottom of my bed at my dad’s house. I’m not joking.

This isn’t a limitation we can work around, nor is it a choice we’ve made of sloth; it’s the nature of true financial ownership. Please protect and record your wallet and keys.

We cannot.

I’m incredibly sorry, but due to several complex reasons we are unable to recover passwords, pass phrases, usernames, etc. As we do not track, hoard, or sell user data, anything that wasn’t public information beforehand we have no specialized access to. This is why there’s several notices about writing down your information.

Please try everything you can do to remember. If you set up account recovery options, exhaust those as best you can. A provided phone number, email, or related options may be able to help. Likewise, a password manager in your browser may have saved those inputs somewhere.

If you’re reading this and still have access to your account: set up recovery options now!

The OmniBazaar DEX is our built-in crypto exchange. "DEX" is short for "decentralized exchange", meaning an exchange with no company in the middle holding your money. You trade straight from your own wallet: post an offer or take one, and a program on the blockchain swaps the coins directly between the two wallets.

Because there is no central account holding everyone's funds, there is no honeypot to hack and no one who can freeze your balance. You can trade thousands of trading pairs, and on OmniCoin you pay no network fees. Try it at app.omnibazaar.com.

The Yield section is one place to compare ways of earning on crypto you already hold. It pulls together 36K+ of them, from lending and staking to property-backed yield, so you can see the rates side by side instead of opening a dozen sites. We show you the rate and link you to the provider. Your money never passes through us.

You earn from the provider you pick, at the rate they publish and on their terms. We don’t take a share of what you earn.

The Predictions tab lets you find and compare markets on the outcome of real-world events, from sports and politics to economics and entertainment. It indexes 165K+ of them across Polymarket, Kalshi, and Azuro. Polymarket orders route through the app where permitted; Kalshi and Azuro are discovery-only for now. The feature isn’t available in every region.

You earn the same way as everyone else in these markets: you buy YES or NO on a question, priced in cents, and if your side turns out right each share pays out $1. If it turns out wrong, it pays nothing. As always: please bet responsibly.

The RWA tab gathers real-world asset offerings from the platforms that issue them, 6.3K+ of them, so you can compare them in one place from the comfort of your screen. When you decide to invest, we send you to the issuer to do it. We never hold your funds.

You earn whatever the issuer pays on the asset you bought, on their terms. This tab isn’t available in every region.

Real World Assets (RWAs for short) are a new investment opportunity in crypto. Similar to how you can sell some equity in a company to quickly raise capital, you can “tokenize” many assets and sell off parts to make money. Houses, companies, and government bonds are commonly tokenized assets, allowing their owners to make some money off an asset without having to fully and literally ‘sell’ it.

Similar to NFTs, RWAs work by representing a physical object or idea on the blockchain. This means you can demonstrably show sale/ownership of it, making it valuable to sell or own.

While OmniBazaar does not tokenize assets itself, we do gather them all in one place for you!

Generously.

Under your account settings, you’ll see a section that says Referrals. From there: you’ll see your username, Referral Code, and a Referral Link. If a new user enters or uses any of these to sign up, they’ll be registered automatically as your referral.

What does this mean? It means that every time that user buys something, you’ll get 0.35% of every purchase your referral makes. It’s not a ton (we don’t take a ton in general), but that extra income adds up heavily over time. Plus: if your referrals refer someone, you score an additional 0.10% of purchases made by anyone they refer. Referrals are paid out in the moment, so there’s no long term wait or buildup period; if your referred user buys something, you get paid right then.

Worth knowing: the fee itself is always paid by the seller, never by your referral. Your share comes out of that seller-paid fee, so referring someone costs them nothing.

Have a blog? Know a crowd of people who shop online? The OmniBazaar referral program is a great way to help people find a fairer marketplace while also building recurring income!

Everyone. While spamming is discouraged and ineffective, a quick text to your friends or a nice social media post can work wonders. Remember: it’s not your decision if they join the platform, but it’s your opportunity to let them decide.

One thing to know before you start: you earn on what the people you refer BUY, not on what they sell. The 1% fee is always paid by the seller, and the referral share of it goes to whoever referred the buyer. So the people most worth referring are the ones who are going to shop.

Have friends who order things online constantly? That’s your best referral. Every purchase they make here pays you a share, and it costs them nothing extra, because the seller covers the fee.

Have a loyal buyer who comes to your shop all the time? A mailing list of regulars? If they start buying from you on OmniBazaar instead of other platforms, you’re saving money on transaction fees and earning a share of everything else they buy here.

Sellers are still worth referring, just for a different reason: more sellers means more worth buying. Clueing them into OmniBazaar’s low transaction fees will likely save them significant margins vs wherever they are now. Make sure to tell them about how existing listings can be ported over in seconds thanks to our import tools, and that the signup’s free.

Want to save money on all those supplies you constantly buy? Refer your suppliers of anything from wood to gold to those fuzzy pink cotton balls. If it’s legal, they can list it! The same logic holds for really anything you’re buying on the regular, like food or lightbulbs or furniture.

Are you a social media mogul or well connected in the business space? Do you hire freelancers on the regular, or work with some kind of a staffing/marketing/CPA agency? Own an event center? You’re a trusted contact for lots of people, and your honest referral of this platform will work wonders. As long as you’re giving an honest referral of your genuine evaluation of the platform, and you’re making sure the person has an actual use in joining here, OmniBazaar is a great gift to refer to business contacts.

The list goes on. As long as you’re remembering to never spam, never misrepresent, and never mislead your social circles, there’s no harm in letting everyone know about this economic platform.

A personalized message is the best approach. Since there’s a chance they’ve never heard of this platform, make sure to lay out why it’s better than the alternatives and how easy it is to join. Remember: never spam and never sell; your goal is to help your network find more affordable e-commerce.

If you’re inviting a seller to onboard: our seller onboarding guide can be very helpful.

If you’re inviting a buyer: share a direct listing link they’d be interested in, or this page.

In either case: they should see your username on the Signup page as their referral, or can enter it if not.

Let’s start this section with an analogy:

John loves two things: pizza, and his friend Maria. Maria is the one who told him about the pizzeria down the street in the first place — she talked it up for weeks until he finally walked in. The pizzeria was so glad to get a new regular that they made Maria a standing offer: every time John orders a pizza, they hand Maria a free slice, out of their own kitchen. It’s a great deal; Maria also loves pizza! The two friends revel in such mutual generosity, all brought about by being great friends.

The problem: one month Maria receives zero slices of pizza. None. Nada. Is something wrong with the pizzeria? Are they breaking the terms of the deal? Nope! They have handed Maria a slice for every pizza John ordered, exactly as promised. The problem? John hasn’t ordered anything this month!

OmniBazaar’s referral structure works the exact same way. Instead of pizza, the referrer earns 70% of the referral share — 0.35% of every purchase your referral makes — just for referring their friends to the platform. As you can imagine, however, we can only pay out that referral bonus if they actually buy something.

So, in order to make sure we have everything working correctly, please review the three checks below.

1. Check if they used your referral code/link on signup. If they did not: we have no way of linking that referral to you. Users will see your account is listed on their signup screen when signing up, and are able to type it in if it isn’t there already. All of your referrals are visible under the Referrals section of your account settings, giving an easy way to see how many you have.

2. Understand how and when rewards are paid out. If a user joins but does not verify their account/claim their own Welcome Bonus, there’s nothing for you to receive your share of. We can’t reward you a percentage of something that doesn’t exist. Likewise, the main reason to refer a user is to collect a percentage of every purchase they make; if they haven’t bought anything, there’s nothing we can pay out.

- Think of it this way: if the pizzeria gives Maria a slice for every pizza John orders, she gets no slices in a month when John doesn’t order. It’s the same thing with OmniBazaar purchases/Welcome Bonuses.

3. Make sure to distinguish between buying and selling. Your referral earnings come from what the people you referred BUY, not from what they sell. The 1% fee on a sale is always paid by the seller, and the referral share of that fee goes to whoever referred the BUYER. So if someone you referred only ever sells and never buys, there is nothing there for you.

- It doesn’t matter how many pizzas the pizzeria sells to everyone else in town; that has nothing to do with their promise to Maria. Only John’s orders count.

- If someone uses your referral code and sells a hundred items, there’s no payout to you — the referral share on those sales belongs to whoever referred each buyer. If someone you referred buys a hundred items? You’ve earned recurring income just for being a good friend!

If you’ve triple-checked every one of these aspects and are confident there’s still an issue, please reach out to us and report the bug. We want to ensure every aspect of the marketplace works as intended, and that our referrers are being paid properly. Screenshots are always appreciated.

If these explanations helped solve the problem, celebrate by referring more friends!

However you’d like! When setting up a listing, you choose which payment methods you accept: cash, credit, bank transfer, crypto, OmniCoin, and more. When a buyer completes a purchase, payment goes directly to you. There’s no holding period, no payout schedule, and no middleman sitting on your money.

If you’re using OmniCoin, transactions confirm in a second or two.

There are a few ways we recommend:

1. Offer a percentage to boost

- Within the marketplace, you can offer us a percentage of the sale and we’ll boost your listing. For instance, if you’re selling a laptop in Detroit, Michigan, you can gift us a 1% share of that listing’s potential revenue and, in turn, be placed at the top of the list for relevant searches. In other words: whenever someone in your locale searches “Laptops”, they’ll see yours first!

- There’s no upfront cost to promoting listings; you only pay if you close the sale. It’s not free marketing, but it’s just about the closest one can get.

- The best part? Doing this helps support OmniBazaar’s development!

2. Share links on social media

- Sharing your store or listings on social media can help drive traffic. The more eyes: the more sales. Already listing products on your bios, descriptions, or posts? Including a link straight to the OmniBazaar listing will optimize conversion rates!

- Fun fact: sharing your referral link from product listings means any new users who join because of you are not only more likely to buy that product, but also will count as your referrals! In other words: just promoting your own products on social media can earn you additional revenue from referral bonuses!

3. Maintain a great reputation in the OmniBazaar ecosystem

- By getting involved in requests and community forums, you’ll be better integrated into the larger ecosystem. That’s more exposure of your shop and, equally, more trust in your brand!

Absolutely. OmniBazaar has a built-in import tool allowing you to log in to most other platforms, click a few buttons, and have all your other listings imported in seconds.

Likewise: we have zero anticompetitive laws or rules in place, meaning you’re allowed to post on multiple platforms without hurting our feelings. Just be cautious: other platforms aren’t as supportive.

If you’re active on a different platform, OmniBazaar offers a tool to copy images and information over from other sites. It allows you to quickly port any number of listings from your other platforms, turning minutes of work into seconds.

Looking to sell on OmniBazaar and Etsy, for instance? That’s fine! Just use your existing Etsy listings in our tool and it’ll port them right over. There are additional ways in your account settings to have certain things fairly automated, so that’s a plus.

Beyond that: just take some time to learn the system and you’ll quickly find a rhythm. Feel free to share creative resources to speed up this process on your socials or, if you’re feeling introverted, email them to cmo@omnibazaar.com.

Almost anything, actually. OmniBazaar supports listings across many categories — products, services, jobs, real estate, vehicles, and more. Whether you’re offloading used furniture, offering freelance design work, or selling a car: there’s a tab for that.

Further: we have extensive options for crypto enthusiasts. Our DEX allows anyone to swap or acquire crypto, and the RWA tab makes Real World Asset investment a cinch. Countless subcategories exist too long to name here.

When in doubt: if it’s legal, you can list it.

The only explicitly banned wares on OmniBazaar are anything illegal. Just like you can’t sell cocaine on the streets, you cannot sell illegal drugs here. If you’d need a license to sell it physically in-person, over the phone, or through any other platform, the exact same rules apply here.

If you violate these rules, you will face the same consequences you would elsewhere. OmniBazaar is a platform built for decentralizing e-commerce, not bypassing local laws.

Beyond that, the rest is just logistics. While we have a Real Estate tab and encourage sellers to list land, you’ll most likely find a buyer who wants to transact off platform. That’s okay. Given the large sums of money often involved, it’s uncommon to transact sales on massive purchases through OmniBazaar.

If you have the legal right and logistical ability to sell a thing, you can sell it here.

It’s your decision who you sell to and how. While not required, we recommend using escrow for your more expensive sales — a smart contract holds the payment until both sides agree. Likewise, you can review ratings for each user and decide from there.

There’s no shame in not doing business with someone.

We encourage it! OmniBazaar has a dedicated tab for services and gigs alongside the standard product listings. Freelancers, contractors, tutors, consultants: if you have a skill to offer, you have a listing to make. The same zero-fee-to-list policy applies.

First, congratulations! Second, it’s likely a KYC issue. Click on your account icon in the upper right corner and hover down to where you see KYC Status. Click on that page. From there, you’ll be able to see where you are in KYC verification, what your current transaction limits are, and how you can increase them.

The simplest way is to verify your phone, email, and a social media account. This raises your trust score and your daily limits. Higher tiers add more, up to a Persona identity check (Tier 3).

Unfortunately, we cannot increase your daily limit without this.

If an issue wasn’t covered here, please try our community forums. These are a user-centric hub of information and resources freely shared between members. While not everything is on there, there’s a likely chance your question has come up before. If not: post a thread!

Likewise, you’re free to reach out to us at cmo@omnibazaar.com to get this FAQ updated.

A decent computer, some of its free bandwidth, and a decent participation in the OmniBazaar marketplace.

By going into account settings, you can see instructions on how to join. Basically: you sign up, click a button, and it does the work for you. The minimum specs to be an operator are low; however, I wouldn’t recommend this on a super outdated or super low functioning laptop unless you’re not planning on using it for anything else.

The only real hurdle beyond tech is a participation score of at least 25, but this should be achievable assuming you’re not a scammer, not a spammer, and aren’t brand new to the system. If your score is too low to participate: try helping out in the community forums or making some listings!

Nothing beyond what we’ve agreed to. By offering your machine as a local node, it essentially says that we can use your processing power to help run the marketplace locally.

Potentially, but minimally. If it’s a higher end PC, you’ll likely not notice a drop unless you’re gaming. If it’s a lower end model, it will likely impact performance; however, you’re able to host/drop whenever you’d like. Just bear in mind: whenever you stop hosting or turn your computer off, you won’t be processing transactions and, as a result, won’t be making money.

It depends entirely on your local market and how long you operate for. The more commerce is done in a given area, the more money a local operator will make; the more operators there are in an area, though, the more pieces are being cut of the pie. Basically: we can’t give a specific number or meaningful range because there are too many variables, but it should be enough to be worth your time.

Two things:

1. Have your computer on and hosting as frequently as possible. The more time you spend operating, the more transactions you’ll likely process. I personally leave mine running 24/7 except for occasional system updates or if I’m leaving for several days. There’s no monitoring or active steps you have to do, so having it run while you’re out at work, taking trips, taking naps, running errands, or having parties is ideal. That being said: it’s your computer and you know better than some FAQ what you need from it.

2. Cause more transactions in your area. While being a referrer for local businesses will help, you can also import listings from other sites. These aren’t ideal, as they’re aggregators vs “real” listings, but essentially those are the quickest ways to get more listings on your local node. More listings = more transactions = more revenue for you.

Some of our highest earning participants both host a local node and refer local users. In practice: it can be more profitable to refer and host for OmniBazaar than it is to own the company.

No. Your money lives in a wallet that only you control. The platform never holds it, so it cannot freeze, lose, or spend your funds. This is what people mean by non-custodial.

Because no company holds your money, no company can restore it for you. If you lose your key and your recovery phrase, your funds are gone. That is the honest trade of full control: it comes with full responsibility.

Your key is created on your own device and never leaves it. To log in, you sign with that key. There is no password to store on our servers, and we never see your key.

A smart contract — a set of rules written in code — holds the payment only until the deal is done, then releases it automatically. It is not a person and not our company making a call.

No. The important parts run in code you can read. Trades settle by rules in smart contracts, no manager can change them, and you never hand us your money. You can check the rules yourself.

A smart contract is a list of rules written in code that runs on its own. Once it is live, nobody can quietly rewrite it. It is how a trade follows the same rules for everyone, every time.

Several independent validators each report a price, and the system uses the middle value. No single company controls the number you see. A fake price from one source is ignored because the others disagree.

Yes, for you. On OmniCoin, using the chain is free. You never pay a network fee, so there is no gas cost and no minimum balance to keep just to cover fees.

A validator pays the tiny network fee on your behalf when it relays your transaction. Validators cover that cost from the protocol's own revenue, not by charging you.

OmniCoin settles transactions in about one to two seconds. When you buy, sell, or shield, you are not waiting long for the network to catch up.

1% of the sale price, paid only when something sells.

0.50% referral, 0.25% transaction, and 0.25% listing.

No. No monthly fee, no listing fee, no payment-processing fee.

You choose. Cash, bank transfer, crypto, or OmniCoin. The buyer pays you directly.

Optional. You can pay between 0% and 3% to feature your listing. Skip it if you want.

No. OmniCoin is open by default, like most blockchains. Privacy is on demand: when you want it, one click shields your funds. You choose when, every time.

No. Shielding is free and strictly one-to-one. Shield 1,000 XOM and you get exactly 1,000 pXOM. Changing back is free too, with no cut in either direction.

Yes. You can change between OmniCoin and its shielded form pXOM as often as you like, always one-to-one and always free. The choice is yours each time.

You get one free when you sign up. One name per account, with no charge. It is included with joining, not something you buy or upgrade later.

No. OmniBazaar names are never sold or auctioned. There is no bidding and no waiting list. Each account simply gets one free name at signup.

You can use it to receive payments and to show it on your listings. People pay you to your name instead of a long address, which is far easier to read and less likely to be mistyped.

A swap trades one coin for another right now, at today's price. Your coins stay in your own wallet the whole time.

A swap settles instantly at the current price. A limit order names your price and waits until the market reaches it.

No. Swaps on OmniCoin are relayed for you, so you pay no network fee.

If your swap routes through our price-finder, we add a small OmniBazaar Interface Fee of 0.25%. Trading straight with a protocol has no interface fee.

A market order buys or sells right now at the current price. You pick the amount, not the price.

A limit order lets you set your own price. It fills only if the market reaches that price.

A stop-loss sells for you automatically if the price drops, so a fall does not turn into a bigger loss.

Taking an existing price costs 0.20%. Placing a limit order that adds to the book earns a small 0.05% rebate.

A bridge moves a coin from one blockchain to another. You lock the coin on the first chain and get a matching coin on the second.

A few minutes. The bridge waits for both chains to confirm the move before your coin appears on the other side.

You pay the fee the bridge itself charges. That fee goes to the bridge, not to OmniBazaar, and it depends on the chains.

A perpetual future is a bet on where a coin's price goes next. You do not own the coin, and there is no end date.

With $100 at 10x, your bet acts like $1,000. Gains and losses are both amplified by ten.

If the price moves hard against you, your position can be closed for you automatically. You can lose your whole bet.

No. They are not offered in the United States or Canada. They are available only where permitted.

You put two coins into a shared pool so others can trade instantly. In return, you earn a share of the trading rewards.

If the two coins in a pool change price relative to each other, you can end up with a mix worth less than if you had just held both coins.

It rewards people who add USDC to the OmniCoin/USDC pool. It runs across five chains: OmniCoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Polygon.

The published rate is about 8,805% because the pool is small today. As more people join, the rate declines.

You get 30% right away and the other 70% over 90 days. Rewards are live and start building up the moment you join.

Staking is locking your OmniCoin for a time to help keep the network safe. In return, the network pays you rewards. Your coins stay yours the whole time.

You earn between 5% and 12% a year, paid in OmniCoin. The exact rate depends on how much you stake (up to 9%) and how long you lock it (up to 3% more).

Yes. If you withdraw before your lock period ends, you pay a penalty. It is best to plan to leave your coins for the full term you choose.

Yes. The 5–12% range is what the network offers today. It may move over time as more people stake.

Create an account, then verify your phone number, verify your email, and follow OmniBazaar on social media. Finish all three steps and the bonus is yours.

The amount steps down as more people join, so it changes over time. The app always shows the current tier and the exact amount you will receive.

No. It is a one-time gift, limited to one per device. You cannot claim it repeatedly from the same phone or computer.

Two more: a referral bonus for bringing a friend, and a first-sale bonus for making your first real marketplace sale. Both reward real action.

Share your referral link. When someone you referred buys on the marketplace, you earn 70% of the fee on that sale. When their friends buy, you earn 20%.

No. The fee is always paid by the seller. A buyer pays nothing extra because you referred them. You simply earn when they shop.

The fee is split 70% to the referrer, 20% to the second level, and 10% to the platform.

Three things: at least 1,000,000 XOM staked, a participation score of 50 or higher, and identity verification at Tier 3 (Persona). It runs on a cloud server.

Yes. Validators help run the OmniCoin network and earn block rewards for that work.

A listing node (also called a service node) is a laptop-class computer that hosts marketplace listings and chat for your local area. Almost anyone can run one.

A participation score of 25 or higher and a normal laptop. There is no stake required and no identity check.

It earns from local marketplace fees and referrals — by hosting local listings and referring buyers and sellers in your area. It does not earn block rewards; that belongs to validators.

Not yet. The program is not open, no sale is running, and there is no price to quote. When it opens, the app will announce it clearly.

It is planned as a way to acquire OmniCoin on a curve, at a discount, with a vesting period that unlocks coins gradually. None of this is live today.

The welcome bonus and referral bonus cost nothing to start. Staking and providing liquidity require holding coins. Running a node requires a computer and, for validators, a large stake.

It is the way the community decides how the platform runs. You vote on proposals using your OmniCoin (XOM).

A quorum is the minimum number of votes that must take part before a proposal can pass. OmniBazaar requires 4%. It keeps a tiny handful from deciding for everyone.

No single address can control more than 7% of the vote. It is a voluntary on-chain commitment — a rule written into the system — so one big holder cannot dominate.

The company that builds OmniBazaar (called ODDAO) manages its own separate treasury for development, audits, and grants. It stays separate from the community's decisions.

No. You can vote with the OmniCoin (XOM) you hold. Coins you have staked also count toward your voting power.

It means you take part in the vote but do not pick a side. You choose neither For nor Against.

Each proposal shows your voting power next to it. It is based on the OmniCoin (XOM) you hold, including staked coins.

Yes. It is free to join, free to list, and free to shop. You pay a 1% fee only when something sells.

Almost anything. Products, services, jobs and gigs, real estate, and vehicles.

You and the buyer choose. You can use cash, a card, crypto, or OmniCoin.

No. Your money stays in your hands. We never hold it. A sale moves straight from the buyer to you.

A neutral program holds the payment until you get your item. You don't pay the seller directly.

No. Escrow protection is included — there's no separate escrow charge today.

Turn it on at checkout. The funds are held. The seller ships. You inspect the item and release payment.

Three people are involved: you, the seller, and a neutral arbitrator. Any two of the three must agree to move the money.

Open a dispute. The arbitrator reviews the facts and decides.

Yes. Chat is peer-to-peer and encrypted. Only you and the other person can read your messages.

It is free for up to 20 messages a month.

It is safer. If a problem comes up, your conversation is already there as a record for the arbitrator.

Ask questions, negotiate a price, agree on details, and work out small issues before they become disputes.

Sell well, ship on time, describe items honestly, and answer messages. Each honest trade builds your rating.

Message the other person first. If that doesn't work, open a dispute.

A neutral program and a neutral arbitrator review the evidence from both sides.

Yes. Opening a dispute on escrow costs 5% of the disputed amount. The person who opens it pays.

It keeps disputes honest. Only real problems get opened.

WooCommerce and Etsy connect directly. Shopify connects through an OmniBazaar app. eBay and Amazon import through a file (CSV).

No. You keep selling in both places.

No. You import only your own listings, with your own credentials.

Nothing to import. You pay 1% when something sells.

A free browser extension that lets you hold and use your crypto from 80+ blockchains in one place. Your money stays in your hands; we never touch it.

Go to app.omnibazaar.com and click Install OmniBazaar Wallet. Follow the steps to add it to your browser.

A list of 12 to 24 words your wallet gives you. It is the whole key. Anyone with the words controls the money, so write them on paper and keep them private.

No. We do not have a copy, and no one can reset it. Your recovery phrase is the only way back into the wallet.

Never. Anyone who asks for your recovery phrase is trying to steal from you. Real support never asks for it.

Use a long, unique password and turn on biometric login (fingerprint or face). Never reuse a password you use elsewhere.

Fake websites that copy our address, fake support asking for your phrase, and offers that are too good to be true. If it promises risk-free returns, it is a scam.

A small physical device, like a USB stick, that keeps your keys offline. Every transaction must be approved by pressing a button on the device.

Ledger and Trezor. On desktop you connect with a USB cable; on mobile you connect with Bluetooth.

No. Your keys stay on the hardware wallet. Your computer or phone never holds them, even while you are transacting.

Yes. It ships alongside the WebApp and the browser extension, and all three are equal. It is not a preview and not coming soon.

Browse and sell on the marketplace, swap coins, and use your wallet. You can unlock it with your fingerprint or face.

Go to app.omnibazaar.com from your phone. The app is not in any app store, so use that address.