Bisq Easy - Revision history

SuddenWhipVapor: /* Trade Rules */ updated payment reason rule

2026-03-19T20:38:36Z

Trade Rules: updated payment reason rule

SuddenWhipVapor: /* Tips for bitcoin buyers */

2025-05-19T07:03:57Z

Tips for bitcoin buyers

SuddenWhipVapor: /* Tips for bitcoin buyers */

2025-05-19T07:02:01Z

Tips for bitcoin buyers

SuddenWhipVapor: /* Trade Rules */ add rule to use Trade ID for payment reason

2025-03-21T11:44:32Z

Trade Rules: add rule to use Trade ID for payment reason

Strayorigin: changed max trade values to macro

2025-01-31T01:36:47Z

changed max trade values to macro

Strayorigin: updated min and max trade amounts

2025-01-17T16:53:59Z

updated min and max trade amounts

Strayorigin: /* Creating an offer */ corrected min and max amounts

2025-01-17T16:51:39Z

Creating an offer: corrected min and max amounts

Strayorigin: fixed multiple spelling and grammatical error, reworded unclear parts, removed outdated references

2024-12-23T19:58:17Z

fixed multiple spelling and grammatical error, reworded unclear parts, removed outdated references

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SuddenWhipVapor: /* Mining fees */

2024-11-16T08:24:17Z

Mining fees

Leo816: /* Tips for bitcoin buyers */

2024-09-09T17:18:01Z

Tips for bitcoin buyers

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 * Before the payment details are exchanged the trade can be canceled by any party without justification.
 * After the payment details are exchanged, not fulfilling the trade obligations is considered a breach of the trade contract and can lead to getting banned from the network.
-* When sending the Fiat, the buyer MUST fill in the payment reason field with the Trade ID string, which can be found under Bisq Easy > MY OPEN TRADES (this is to prevent triangle scams), and MUST NOT use any term related to 'Bitcoin', 'Bisq' or 'Trade'.
+* When sending the Fiat, the buyer MUST leave the payment reason field blank, or, if that is not possible, fill it with their own name, and MUST NOT use any term related to 'Bitcoin', 'Bisq' or 'Trade'.
 * If the trade cannot be completed instantly because the Fiat transfer takes longer, both traders have to be online at least once a day to follow up the trade process.
 * If there are any open questions or problems the traders can use the support chat, invite a mediator into their trade chat or get in touch with Bisq support team on the [[Matrix_bisq.chat|Matrix channel]].

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 # Send payment as soon as possible once you have the seller's account details.
 # Only send payment to the account details provided by the Seller in the trade chat window. If the seller is trying to change the account they want you to send payment to, it would be better to cancel the trade and open a new trade with another seller.
-# Do not include any references with your payments. For example do not send a payment with a reference 'cycle' or worse 'bitcoin'. This could cause issues for both the seller and yourself. If a reference is required, use your account name as the reference. This will allow the seller to know the payment is from yourself and not give any information away other than what they already know.
+# Place the trade ID from Bisq Easy in the payment reason.
 # Send the payment from the same account you share the information with in trader chat. For example if you are having problems with the payment do not send payment from your partners, business, friends etc account. Instead try and resolve the issue so you can send payment from the correct account and failing that open mediation to get additional support.
 # Keep the trade chat limited to using Bisq 2. Do not communicate with the seller via WhatsApp, Matrix etc as it will make mediation much harder if there is an issue.

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 # Send payment as soon as possible once you have the seller's account details.
 # Only send payment to the account details provided by the Seller in the trade chat window. If the seller is trying to change the account they want you to send payment to, it would be better to cancel the trade and open a new trade with another seller.
-# Do not include any references with your payments. For example do send a payment with a reference 'cycle' or worse 'bitcoin'. This could cause issues for both the seller and yourself. If a reference is required keep use your account name as the reference. This will allow the seller to know the payment is from yourself and not give any information away other than what they already know.
+# Do not include any references with your payments. For example do not send a payment with a reference 'cycle' or worse 'bitcoin'. This could cause issues for both the seller and yourself. If a reference is required, use your account name as the reference. This will allow the seller to know the payment is from yourself and not give any information away other than what they already know.
 # Send the payment from the same account you share the information with in trader chat. For example if you are having problems with the payment do not send payment from your partners, business, friends etc account. Instead try and resolve the issue so you can send payment from the correct account and failing that open mediation to get additional support.
 # Keep the trade chat limited to using Bisq 2. Do not communicate with the seller via WhatsApp, Matrix etc as it will make mediation much harder if there is an issue.

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 * Before the payment details are exchanged the trade can be canceled by any party without justification.
 * After the payment details are exchanged, not fulfilling the trade obligations is considered a breach of the trade contract and can lead to getting banned from the network.
-* When sending the Fiat the buyer MUST NOT use any term in the 'reason for payment' field which relates to 'Bisq' or 'Bitcoin'. The traders can agree on an identifier to associate the bank transfer to the trade (e.g. use some random string like 'H3TJAPD').
+* When sending the Fiat, the buyer MUST fill in the payment reason field with the Trade ID string, which can be found under Bisq Easy > MY OPEN TRADES (this is to prevent triangle scams), and MUST NOT use any term related to 'Bitcoin', 'Bisq' or 'Trade'.
 * If the trade cannot be completed instantly because the Fiat transfer takes longer, both traders have to be online at least once a day to follow up the trade process.
 * If there are any open questions or problems the traders can use the support chat, invite a mediator into their trade chat or get in touch with Bisq support team on the [[Matrix_bisq.chat|Matrix channel]].

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 Once you are done selecting Payment Methods, you can move on by clicking ''Next''.
-On the next screen, you will have to set how much Bitcoin you want to buy or, putting it the other way around, how much fiat currency you want to sell. The minimum trade amount on Bisq easy is the equivalent of 6 USD and the maximum amount is the equivalent of 600 USD.  You can write the fiat amount, the BTC amount, or simply move the slider around.
+On the next screen, you will have to set how much Bitcoin you want to buy or, putting it the other way around, how much fiat currency you want to sell. The minimum trade amount on Bisq easy is the equivalent of 6 USD and the maximum amount is {{MaxBisqEasyTrade}}.  You can write the fiat amount, the BTC amount, or simply move the slider around.
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 Once you are done selecting Payment Methods, you can move on by clicking ''Next''.
-On the next screen, you will have to set how much Bitcoin you want to buy or, putting it the other way around, how much fiat currency you want to sell. The minimum trade amount on Bisq Easy is the equivalent of 6 USD and the maximum amount is the equivalent of 600 USD.  You can write the fiat amount, the BTC amount, or simply move the slider around.
+On the next screen, you will have to set how much Bitcoin you want to buy or, putting it the other way around, how much fiat currency you want to sell. The minimum trade amount on Bisq Easy is the equivalent of 6 USD and the maximum amount is {{MaxBisqEasyTrade}}.  You can write the fiat amount, the BTC amount, or simply move the slider around.
 [[File:Taking offer to buy 5.png|frameless]]

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 Buyers will not have to pay any mining fees when then trade on Bisq Easy.
-Sellers will need to pay the mining fee for sending the bitcoin to the buyer's address following them receiving the payment. If traders agree they could also use Lightning. The UI does not support LN invoices but they chat interface can be used to exchange the required information. The UI fields for Bitcoin addressed and transactions do not use validation, so it does not enforce the usage of mainnet Bitcoin. In future support for multiple payment methods on the Bitcoin side might get added.
+Sellers will need to pay the mining fee for sending the bitcoin to the buyer's address following them receiving the payment. If traders agree they could also use Lightning. The UI does not support LN invoices but they chat interface can be used to exchange the required information. The UI fields for Bitcoin addresses and transactions validate the inputs, but users are allowed to override this behaviour for flexibility. In future support for multiple payment methods on the Bitcoin side might get added.
 === Security mechanisms ===

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 Bitcoin buyers send the fiat payment before sending any bitcoin. For this reason they should take steps to ensure their trades are successful.
-# Start with a small amount as a test trade.
+# Start with a small amount as a test trade
 # Start chatting with the seller before sending the fiat payment to check that they are still active
 # Choose a seller with a high reputation. The higher the reputation of the seller the better. Sellers need a minimum reputation score of 30,000, ideally you should be choosing to trade with someone higher than this. Look at the star system for guidance. It will be safer to trade with a 5 star rated seller than a 1 star rated seller.