# Trading **URL:** https://bisq.community/c/trading/13.md [Latest](https://bisq.community/latest.md) · [Categories](https://bisq.community/categories.md) --- ## [How to make your offers more successful?](https://bisq.community/t/how-to-make-your-offers-more-successful/10117)
**Author:** [@chimp1984](https://bisq.community/u/chimp1984)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/how-to-make-your-offers-more-successful/10117 "2025-09-19T22:47:08Z")
There are few subtilities which are difficult to see for new traders on Bisq. I want to give here a few hints and background information to help to make your offers more accessible for takers. Consider that takers pay t… --- ## [Trading, providing liquidity, feedback,](https://bisq.community/t/trading-providing-liquidity-feedback/27)
**Author:** [@Global\_Mod](https://bisq.community/u/Global_Mod)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/trading-providing-liquidity-feedback/27 "2016-11-10T19:40:32Z")
Trading, providing liquidity, feedback,... --- ## [P2P transaction](https://bisq.community/t/p2p-transaction/13862)
**Author:** [@Bisquit13](https://bisq.community/u/Bisquit13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/p2p-transaction/13862 "2026-07-14T15:31:29Z")
Hello, I’m new to the idea of selling BTC and I’m potentially looking to make a one time sale somewhere between 0.5-1 BTC. Is it possible for me to register here just to make one transaction? I’m also curious about usin… --- ## [Unhappy sellers :)](https://bisq.community/t/unhappy-sellers/13718)
**Author:** [@qqq](https://bisq.community/u/qqq)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/unhappy-sellers/13718 "2026-05-09T10:01:49Z")
I made a few purchases of BTC for SEPA .. this week my bank contacted me and said the people I traded with (the bank doesn’t know what was the money for) reported it as scam and are asking to get back their money! I’ve b… --- ## [Restore Trading](https://bisq.community/t/restore-trading/13707)
**Author:** [@abcd](https://bisq.community/u/abcd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/restore-trading/13707 "2026-05-08T12:44:44Z")
How many days does it take to restore everything and start trading again on Bisq? --- ## [Can you dispute trade after it has been confirmed already?](https://bisq.community/t/can-you-dispute-trade-after-it-has-been-confirmed-already/13473)
**Author:** [@jojojojo](https://bisq.community/u/jojojojo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-you-dispute-trade-after-it-has-been-confirmed-already/13473 "2026-01-30T08:50:13Z")
Bought XMR and did not check monero wallet to confirm the XMR was actually sent but I confirmed the transaction.Upon checking my monero wallet, i saw that nothing was actually sent and the transaction ID does not show up… --- ## [Select address to fund a trade](https://bisq.community/t/select-address-to-fund-a-trade/13434)
**Author:** [@agrael888](https://bisq.community/u/agrael888)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/select-address-to-fund-a-trade/13434 "2025-10-31T21:02:38Z")
Hello, Is it possible to select a bitcoin address (from available ones) that will be used in a trade (sell bitcoin, buy fiat)? Can I somehow make sure that only the address I pick will be used in the trade and not othe… --- ## [New to Bisq – Confused About Trade Resolution and BTC Amounts](https://bisq.community/t/new-to-bisq-confused-about-trade-resolution-and-btc-amounts/13214)
**Author:** [@khun](https://bisq.community/u/khun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/new-to-bisq-confused-about-trade-resolution-and-btc-amounts/13214 "2025-08-20T07:57:00Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new to Bisq and had a recent trade that left me with a few questions. Here’s a breakdown of what happened: On August 15, I started a trade to buy 0.0240 BTC via ACH (US). I asked the seller via tra… --- ## [Changing seednodes' mining fee?](https://bisq.community/t/changing-seednodes-mining-fee/13190)
**Author:** [@tempacc199](https://bisq.community/u/tempacc199)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/changing-seednodes-mining-fee/13190 "2025-08-04T20:08:50Z")
In Mining fees - Bisq Wiki, it says that it’s some seednodes that determine the fee rate offer takers and makers have to pay. Would it be possible to select some other seednode that allows less fee rate? Currently, it’s … --- ## [USPMO Late](https://bisq.community/t/uspmo-late/12084)
**Author:** [@jake5064](https://bisq.community/u/jake5064)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/uspmo-late/12084 "2024-07-04T20:06:26Z")
I hope this is the right thread. I sent money order priority mail USPS to the buyer, and the tracking says it’s late but not there. It doesn’t seem lost, just late. Will I be penalized for USPS’s error? I literally sent … --- ## [Wise is asking questions about Bisq transactions](https://bisq.community/t/wise-is-asking-questions-about-bisq-transactions/12076)
**Author:** [@p007546](https://bisq.community/u/p007546)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/wise-is-asking-questions-about-bisq-transactions/12076 "2024-07-02T10:29:16Z")
Wise blocked one of my transactions and proceeded to ask questions about multiple previous Bisq trades I made. Specifically they asked “Let us know why you’re receiving transfers from \[NAME\]”. They also asked to know wha… --- ## [How to use an external wallet](https://bisq.community/t/how-to-use-an-external-wallet/12039)
**Author:** [@winstons](https://bisq.community/u/winstons)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/how-to-use-an-external-wallet/12039 "2024-06-18T10:38:52Z")
I’m a newby to BTC and Bisq so probably I’m doing something stupid here, but this is what’s happening. In Bisq (not BisqEasy) I selected an offer to sell BTC (i.e. I am buying). On the next page it shows the details of … --- ## [Taking an Offer QR Code no longer provides btc value](https://bisq.community/t/taking-an-offer-qr-code-no-longer-provides-btc-value/11847)
**Author:** [@au\_bitz](https://bisq.community/u/au_bitz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/taking-an-offer-qr-code-no-longer-provides-btc-value/11847 "2023-01-07T11:10:56Z")
When picking up a posted offer the QR code on client no longer includes total required for offer. It is annoying to have to manually enter the sell and trade price into my external wallet. Please fix. --- ## [Changes to Arbitration from 1st Jan 2023](https://bisq.community/t/changes-to-arbitration-from-1st-jan-2023/11818)
**Author:** [@Pazza](https://bisq.community/u/Pazza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/changes-to-arbitration-from-1st-jan-2023/11818 "2022-12-31T03:12:19Z")
Hi all, For trades made from 1st Jan 2023 there will be some changes to the arbitration process. All trades placed from 1st January 2023 will use a new trade protocol that is designed to further improve the decentraliz… --- ## [I'm the victim of a Bisq scam](https://bisq.community/t/im-the-victim-of-a-bisq-scam/11792)
**Author:** [@mokolko12](https://bisq.community/u/mokolko12)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/im-the-victim-of-a-bisq-scam/11792 "2022-12-21T09:57:52Z")
The buyer put an offer on, and I selected it to sell my BTC. The Buyer wanted to pay with SEPA, and then claimed funds had been sent. But I never received the funds, even though I received other payments before and after… --- ## [How to avoid address clustering and stay anonymous? Is that even feasible?](https://bisq.community/t/how-to-avoid-address-clustering-and-stay-anonymous-is-that-even-feasible/11780)
**Author:** [@FreddieChopin](https://bisq.community/u/FreddieChopin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/how-to-avoid-address-clustering-and-stay-anonymous-is-that-even-feasible/11780 "2022-12-15T22:36:13Z")
Hello! I’m relatively new to Bisq, although I did a few trades already, so I think I have some basic understanding of how it works, but I may be wrong on some details. I also think I have some basic understanding of coin… --- ## [We are a global general trading company and we provide financial services](https://bisq.community/t/we-are-a-global-general-trading-company-and-we-provide-financial-services/11602)
**Author:** [@bisqcogiendo](https://bisq.community/u/bisqcogiendo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/we-are-a-global-general-trading-company-and-we-provide-financial-services/11602 "2022-06-23T14:23:43Z")
We are a global general trading company and we provide financial services. We comply with all the laws of the United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), including the United States of America (U.S.A. or USA) Inte… --- ## [First time my bank blocked payment to peer](https://bisq.community/t/first-time-my-bank-blocked-payment-to-peer/11554)
**Author:** [@kwacorn](https://bisq.community/u/kwacorn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/first-time-my-bank-blocked-payment-to-peer/11554 "2022-06-23T08:16:03Z")
For the first time in several years of me using Bisq my bank has prevented me from making a payment to the account of a peer and furthermore also for the first time blocked me from online banking for now because of that … --- ## [Security deposit transaction after 40 hours still unconfirmed](https://bisq.community/t/security-deposit-transaction-after-40-hours-still-unconfirmed/11592)
**Author:** [@EV2](https://bisq.community/u/EV2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/security-deposit-transaction-after-40-hours-still-unconfirmed/11592 "2022-06-20T16:33:54Z")
Hi, Concern trade ID pUJ9BT. Still unconfirmed on the blockchain. Trade date: 18 Jun 2022 22:56:57 Trading peers onion address: iihiiah2d6lnolfigtejqw6yhvp7e63463wwnwuzr6rrjrgjub6q7wid.onion:9999 Regards Erwin --- ## [I can't quite understand how deposits can be so low](https://bisq.community/t/i-cant-quite-understand-how-deposits-can-be-so-low/11551)
**Author:** [@outisnemo](https://bisq.community/u/outisnemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/i-cant-quite-understand-how-deposits-can-be-so-low/11551 "2022-06-09T18:16:24Z")
Help me understand something. I just downloaded Bisq and checked out a wide variety of offers, and a lot of them seem to have a deposit of ~15% of the trade amount. How exactly does that provide a safety measure? If eith… --- ## [BTC-EUR weird exchange rate](https://bisq.community/t/btc-eur-weird-exchange-rate/11556)
**Author:** [@bisqcogiendo](https://bisq.community/u/bisqcogiendo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/btc-eur-weird-exchange-rate/11556 "2022-05-30T09:36:52Z")
Hi, today the btc-usd is at almot 29’000, and the btc-eur is at 27’000 in Kraken, Bitstamp and other exchanges. However in Bisq the btc-eur is at 24’600 … see screenshot, while the btc-usd is normal. Is it weird?… --- ## [Cannot buy BSQ](https://bisq.community/t/cannot-buy-bsq/11429)
**Author:** [@bisquat](https://bisq.community/u/bisquat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/cannot-buy-bsq/11429 "2022-05-30T08:52:39Z")
For two days, I’ve been trying to buy BSQ. I always get the following error message: An error occurred when taking the offer. Timeout reached. Protocol did not complete in 40 sec. Please restart your application and … --- ## [Trade period approaching end, no confirmation](https://bisq.community/t/trade-period-approaching-end-no-confirmation/11543)
**Author:** [@Droidus](https://bisq.community/u/Droidus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/trade-period-approaching-end-no-confirmation/11543 "2022-05-14T15:25:15Z")
I took an offer to buy BTC on Monday evening. I sent the money via SEPA, but the bank processed the transaction on Tuesday morning. Now it’s Friday and the seller still hasn’t confirmed my payment, he isn’t answering in … --- ## [Security deposit and compensation in worst case scenario](https://bisq.community/t/security-deposit-and-compensation-in-worst-case-scenario/11536)
**Author:** [@Droidus](https://bisq.community/u/Droidus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/security-deposit-and-compensation-in-worst-case-scenario/11536 "2022-05-06T21:22:25Z")
Please can someone help me clarify what will happen in the following or a similar scenario: Suppose I take an offer to buy 0.01 BTC, and 15% of this amount is also used as my security deposit, while another 15% is locke… --- ## [Scared I am stuck in a risky trade, can I cancel?](https://bisq.community/t/scared-i-am-stuck-in-a-risky-trade-can-i-cancel/11467)
**Author:** [@coyote](https://bisq.community/u/coyote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/scared-i-am-stuck-in-a-risky-trade-can-i-cancel/11467 "2022-03-14T00:43:42Z")
Hi there, I submitted an order to buy BTC and it was for a range, and the deposit was 50% of the low end of the range but the other party took the trade for the max, so now the deposit is only 20% of the whole trade val… --- ## [onion address with dozens of offers](https://bisq.community/t/onion-address-with-dozens-of-offers/11346)
**Author:** [@bisqcogiendo](https://bisq.community/u/bisqcogiendo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/onion-address-with-dozens-of-offers/11346 "2022-01-27T19:46:10Z")
i am newie, started this month. i am trying to be careful, reading posts here, so i can see what the main mistakes could be. however, i have one question about an onion address that have dozens of seller’s offers, with… --- ## [Open trade with untrustworthy maker - proceed or cancel?](https://bisq.community/t/open-trade-with-untrustworthy-maker-proceed-or-cancel/11340)
**Author:** [@Bourke](https://bisq.community/u/Bourke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 10:50am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/open-trade-with-untrustworthy-maker-proceed-or-cancel/11340 "2022-01-23T10:50:48Z")
I’ve just created a trade (me as buyer/taker) with a counterparty that was responsible for the only failed trade I’ve had so far - which I only realised after creating the trade, when I recognised their banking details. … --- ## [Why there are so few small-amount offers?](https://bisq.community/t/why-there-are-so-few-small-amount-offers/11315)
**Author:** [@mrbusiness](https://bisq.community/u/mrbusiness)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/why-there-are-so-few-small-amount-offers/11315 "2022-01-11T10:53:55Z")
Hi, I am a newbie at bisq and wanted to make my first transaction (buy btc for fiat via SEPA). I have noticed that the prices are much higher than I expected (hundreds of €). I certainly do not want to invest/trade such … --- ## [We need to remove GRIN](https://bisq.community/t/we-need-to-remove-grin/7013)
**Author:** [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/we-need-to-remove-grin/7013 "2021-11-06T04:34:36Z")
Unfortunately it turned out that GRIN causes too much troubles. 90% of the disputes of the arbitrators are now GRIN and about 80% of GRIN trades end up in arbitration. The sending of GRIN to the peer seems to be very uns… --- ## [Anatomy of a Bisq Trade](https://bisq.community/t/anatomy-of-a-bisq-trade/10979)
**Author:** [@tbbpXYpTbwXaerT](https://bisq.community/u/tbbpXYpTbwXaerT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/anatomy-of-a-bisq-trade/10979 "2021-07-18T00:30:35Z")
I’m trying to understand the on chain details of a Bisq trade. I found this description of the Bisq Wallet: https://bisq.wiki/Wallet. It refers to an “anatomy of a bisq trade” article, but the page no longer exists. D… [Next page](https://bisq.community/c/trading/13.md?page=1)