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# P2P Trading

**Status: ✅ Live**

The foundation product enabling peer-to-peer trading of TPT tokens.

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## What It Does

P2P Trading allows users to buy and sell TPT tokens directly with each other, without traditional exchange intermediaries. Traders set their own prices and terms.

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## Mechanism

{% @mermaid/diagram content="flowchart LR
subgraph Maker\["Order Maker"]
M1\["Create Order"]
M2\["Set Price & Amount"]
M3\["Deposit to Escrow"]
end

```
subgraph Taker["Order Taker"]
    T1["Browse Orders"]
    T2["Select & Confirm"]
    T3["Execute Trade"]
end

M3 --> T1
T3 --> Settlement["Smart Contract<br/>Settlement"]" %}
```

### Order Flow

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Order Creation

* Maker creates buy or sell order
* Sets custom price and amount
* Deposits tokens/stablecoins to escrow
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Order Execution

* Taker browses available orders
* Selects matching order
* Confirms and executes trade
* Smart contract settles instantly
  {% endstep %}
  {% endstepper %}

***

## Key Features

| Feature                | Description                                           |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Custom Pricing**     | Set your own buy/sell prices (no order book slippage) |
| **Escrow Protection**  | All trades secured by smart contract                  |
| **Trade Mining**       | Earn TPT rewards for completed trades                 |
| **Zero Platform Fees** | No trading fees on P2P transactions                   |

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## Role in Ecosystem

P2P Trading serves as:

| Function                | Description                                  |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Token Distribution**  | Mechanism for getting TPT to users           |
| **Liquidity Bootstrap** | Foundation liquidity for TPT                 |
| **Onboarding Funnel**   | Entry point for future product users         |
| **Price Discovery**     | Market pricing outside centralized exchanges |

***

## Getting Started

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Connect your wallet

Connect the wallet you use to hold TPT or stablecoins.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Complete basic verification

Follow the platform's verification steps to enable trading.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Browse or create orders

Search available orders or create a new buy/sell order with your custom price and amount.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Trade and earn rewards

Execute trades and earn TPT trade mining rewards as applicable.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="success" %}
P2P OTC Trading is live now. [Launch App →](https://quick-badge-086985.framer.app/)
{% endhint %}