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P2P Marketplace Protocol

Build decentralized trading applications and services without intermediaries—secured by consensus.

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Open Protocol API

Integrate marketplace functionality directly into your applications with straightforward RPC commands. Build commercial applications on top of protocol-level marketplace functions without proprietary restrictions.

Decentralized Offer Discovery

Query the network for all available offers related to specific assets with built-in sorting and filtering capabilities. Your applications can access global market data without maintaining centralized order books or databases.

Composable Trading Architecture

Combine marketplace components with identity, storage, and DeFi capabilities to create complex trading applications. The modular design allows you to implement only the specific trading functions your application requires.

Privacy-Preserving Commerce

Implement selective privacy in your marketplace applications using zero-knowledge transactions for sensitive trading activities. Enable your users to control their privacy while maintaining verifiable on-chain settlement.

Smart Asset Transfers

Build applications that handle sophisticated asset transfers including VerusIDs with attached contracts, rights, or access controls. Create specialized marketplaces for digital identities with programmable ownership rights.

Trustless Settlement Engine

Integrate atomic swaps that guarantee either successful completion of both sides of a trade or complete transaction rollback. Eliminate complex escrow logic from your applications while ensuring transaction finality.

Build Decentralized Trading Applications—With Protocol-Level Features, No Complex Contracts

The Verus P2P Marketplace protocol provides a complete foundation for developers to build next-generation trading applications with simple API commands, no smart contract programming required.

Technical Advantages

Instead of complex smart contracts, leverage protocol-level marketplace functionality for greater security and simplicity.

  • Reduced complexity – No need to write and audit complex escrow smart contracts
  • Lower transaction costs – Direct protocol implementation means minimal fees
  • Superior security – Protocol-level validation eliminates vulnerabilities
  • Guaranteed execution – Atomic settlement ensures transaction finality

Simple API Commands

Every aspect of marketplace functionality is handled at the protocol level, from order matching to settlement.

  • makeoffer - Creates trading offers
  • takeoffer - Accepts existing offers
  • getoffers - Queries available offers
  • closeoffers - Cancels active offers

Core Capabilities

The protocol provides a comprehensive suite of trading capabilities that work across the Verus ecosystem.

  • Complete offer management system
  • Global offer discovery and querying
  • Atomic settlement engine
  • Privacy-preserving transactions

Implementation Best Practices

Follow these recommended practices to build performant and user-friendly marketplace applications.

  • Cache offer data to reduce node queries
  • Implement offer verification before accepting
  • Provide clear transaction previews
  • Handle payment address generation for privacy

Getting Started

Setup Steps

  • Set up a Verus node or connect to existing node
  • Initialize a client library for API communication
  • Authenticate with node credentials
  • Make API calls to marketplace functions

Business Models

  • Premium features and advanced trading tools
  • Subscription services for market data
  • Integration services and platform connections
  • No platform risk or central dependencies

Integration Support

For comprehensive documentation, code examples, and development support, visit our Developer Portal or join the Verus Discord community.

The protocol supports privacy-preserving transactions, allowing you to build trading applications for sensitive use cases where public offers would be inappropriate.

Specialized Marketplaces

  • Domain/username marketplaces for premium VerusIDs
  • Digital collectible exchanges for NFT-like assets
  • Service marketplaces with tokenized access
  • Financial markets for specialized currencies

Trading Platforms

  • Advanced order matching systems
  • Portfolio management applications
  • Cross-chain trading platforms
  • Mobile trading applications