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What happened to localmonero, localcryptos, and LocalBitcoins? Did competition close them, or was it governments? Is paxful a non-kyc alternative, particularly for localbitcoins? (monero.town)
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[-] Horixon@monero.town 1 points 2 days ago

What did they say that suggested it was governments?

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20250601044452/https://localmonero.co/blog/announcements/winding-down

After almost 7 years of operation, due to a combination of internal and external factors, we have made the difficult decision to close our platform.

this post was submitted on 30 May 2025
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