# Is BISQ running on any CHAIN

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/is-bisq-running-on-any-chain/5523>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 22, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-bisq-running-on-any-chain/5523 "2018-05-22T06:15:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Aqeelkazmi](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/aqeelkazmi/32/1628_2.png) [@Aqeelkazmi](https://bisq.community/u/Aqeelkazmi)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-bisq-running-on-any-chain/5523/1 "2018-05-22T06:15:48Z")

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Is there any CHAIN on which bitsquare is running off? or just the transactions we made goes on the CHAIN and arbitrator then unlock that multisig wallet(If buyer and seller 2 of 3 participants of multisig agrees) ,then security deposits released?

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**Author:** ![alexej996](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/alexej996/32/491_2.png) [@alexej996](https://bisq.community/u/alexej996)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-bisq-running-on-any-chain/5523/2 "2018-05-22T14:56:07Z")

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Bisq isn’t running on any blockchain, it uses Bitcoin blockchain for multisig transactions and trading fees, but the rest of the protocol is implemented with a P2P network over Tor.

Bisq doesn’t need to use a blockchain for any other purpose than for these mulitisig transactions and a trading fee.

In most cases arbitrator doesn’t get involved at all if the traders agree. Only when there is a dispute arbitrator needs to unlock the funds with one of the traders to do the payout.

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**Author:** ![Aqeelkazmi](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/aqeelkazmi/32/1628_2.png) [@Aqeelkazmi](https://bisq.community/u/Aqeelkazmi)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-bisq-running-on-any-chain/5523/3 "2018-05-23T05:40:56Z")

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Is there any guidance to use TOR for p2p? will be thankfull.

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**Author:** ![alexej996](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/alexej996/32/491_2.png) [@alexej996](https://bisq.community/u/alexej996)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-bisq-running-on-any-chain/5523/4 "2018-05-23T13:28:13Z")

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Not that I am aware of. It isn’t common that people create P2P networks over Tor, as far as I know.