It is still in beta so installing it on IOS requires testflight, and on Android messages don't appear automatically. In other words it doesn't look like a communication channel to pull messages is opened. In IOS this was working OK. But it looks interesting, will try it next time. Also it would require more translations (you may say, then just do it, I would reply yes I will, if I use it with friends). If the pull functionality for messages doesn't work well on Android though, Simplex might just be better.
Definitely try it, the app is end2end encrypted. Just consider that:
you need to sign up with phone number and
allow access to your contacts (as is just a P2P app, not an exchange)
Now it has a great spread in Eastern EU but soon available globally. I believe it's just a question of adoption and buy/sell offers available on specific areas.
Great design, simple UX... just post your offer and hopefully someone in your known network will take it
Just downloaded it but it’s hard to get started as you already need a network
I know some of the team working on it. I volunteered at the booth at BTC Prague.
Its grass roots. Vexl themselves is a non profit.
They depend on Bitcoin communities to spread the awareness.
I heard of people opening buy and sell offers not because they need to trade, but to build the community.
For me personally it's the only way I get fiat. (I get paid in BTC).
Some of the vexl team have done podcasts, look up vexl on YouTube.
It's great that you get paid in Bitcoin.
Thanks for your comment.
Yup, once. Wrote about it.
#1405015
Neat as the app/service goes, pretty self-limiting (useless?!) as an economics tool.
Also, it basically only works in and around Prague (nobody using elsewhere, is my experience)
It is still in beta so installing it on IOS requires testflight, and on Android messages don't appear automatically. In other words it doesn't look like a communication channel to pull messages is opened. In IOS this was working OK.
But it looks interesting, will try it next time. Also it would require more translations (you may say, then just do it, I would reply yes I will, if I use it with friends).
If the pull functionality for messages doesn't work well on Android though, Simplex might just be better.
Because Apple won't let them list on the app store. Apple literally said that trading Bitcoin P2P is 'reckless'. Now try and compare that to Tinder.
Also in vexl you will have contacts in common with to verify the counter party.
Anyone using this?
Definitely try it, the app is end2end encrypted. Just consider that:
Now it has a great spread in Eastern EU but soon available globally. I believe it's just a question of adoption and buy/sell offers available on specific areas.
Great design, simple UX... just post your offer and hopefully someone in your known network will take it
I would like to see some feedback from other users.